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4. DERBYSHIRE DALES LOCAL PLAN SETTLEMENT 3 – 72 HIERARCHY To consider a report which sets out the outcomes of work that has been undertaken to assess the relative roles and functions of settlements across the plan area and the extent to which they can contribute towards meeting future needs. The report recommends the identification of a settlement hierarchy that takes account of each settlements social, economic and environmental circumstances.

5. DERBYSHIRE DALES LOCAL PLAN EVIDENCE BASE 73 – 79 UPDATE – INFRASTRUCTURE AND VIABILITY To consider a report which sets out the outcomes of work that has been undertaken to support the preparation of a revised Derbyshire Dales Local Plan in respect of the Infrastructure, Viability and Community Infrastructure Levy and recommends that this work is taken into account during the preparation of the revised Derbyshire Dales Local Plan.

Members of the Committee: Councillors Martin Burfoot, Albert Catt, Phil Chell, Tony Morley, Tony Millward, BEM, Garry Purdy, Mike Ratcliffe, Lewis Rose, OBE, Andrew Shirley, Andrew Statham, Peter Slack, Jacquie Stevens

Substitutes: Councillors Jason Atkin, Richard Bright, Deborah Botham, Sue Burfoot, Ann Elliott, Richard FitzHerbert, Chris Furness, Alyson Hill, Susan Hobson, Neil Horton, Angus Jenkins, Joyce Pawley

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LOCAL PLAN ADVISORY COMMITTEE 28 SEPTEMBER 2015

Report of the Corporate Director

DERBYSHIRE DALES LOCAL PLAN SETTLEMENT HIERARCHY

SUMMARY

This report sets out the outcomes of work that has been undertaken to assess the relative roles and functions of settlements across the plan area and the extent to which they can contribute towards meeting future needs. The report recommends the identification of a settlement hierarchy that takes account of each settlement’s social, economic and environmental circumstances.

RECOMMENDATION

1. That the Committee endorse the Settlement Assessment as set out in Appendix 1 of the report.

2. That the findings of the Settlement Assessment be taken into consideration in the preparation of a revised Derbyshire Dales Local Plan.

WARDS AFFECTED

All Wards outside the Peak District National Park

STRATEGIC LINK

The Derbyshire Dales Local Plan will be a pivotal tool in the delivery of the Council’s Corporate Plan and the Derbyshire Dales and High Peak Sustainable Communities Strategy

1 BACKGROUND

1.1 The National Planning Policy Framework states that the purpose of the planning system is to contribute to the achievement of sustainable development and identifies three dimensions to sustainable development: economic, environmental and social. The location, scale and distribution of new development can have an impact upon social, economic and environmental well-being. It is important, therefore, that in meeting the development needs of the Derbyshire Dales, care is taken to ensure that the principles of sustainable development are being met.

1.2 The formulation of a settlement hierarchy is a commonly used policy tool, as it provides a useful basis for planning in a sustainable way. It seeks to guide development to those locations where local services and employment are available, whilst minimising environmental impacts and the need to travel.

1.3 The withdrawn Derbyshire Dales Local Plan included a settlement hierarchy, which categorised 22 settlements into three tiers; Market Towns, Larger Villages and

3 Smaller Villages. However, the validity of this hierarchy needs to be reviewed to ensure it reflects the latest information about the availability of services, and to take account of economic and environmental factors in order to respond effectively to guidance in the National Planning Policy Framework.

1.4 An updated settlement assessment has therefore been undertaken which seeks to analyse settlements in the plan area in terms of their key economic, environmental and social characteristics. Such factors are relevant to defining their function and ability to address the District Council’s future development needs, particularly for housing development.

1.3 The resulting settlement hierarchy groups together those settlements that have broadly similar characteristics. At the top of the hierarchy are settlements that play a key role within the District, providing services used by a much wider catchment, having the best infrastructure (facilities and services) and which are relatively well connected in terms of transport links. At the bottom of the hierarchy are settlements, which have relatively few services and facilities, less infrastructure and are more isolated in terms of transport links.

2 METHODOLOGY AND MAIN FINDINGS

2.1 To ensure compliance with the NPPF, the Derbyshire Dales Local Plan should seek to guide development to the most sustainable settlements across the plan area. In general the most sustainable settlements have the greatest concentrations of shops, services, employment and leisure opportunities which are easily accessible to the greatest number of people, and tend to be the largest settlements.

2.2 Within the plan area, the largest and most sustainable settlements are easy to identify. Consequently, no detailed assessment has been undertaken of Ashbourne, Matlock and Wirksworth. A detailed assessment has however, been undertaken of:

• Settlements with a population of over 400; • Settlements with a population below 400 where these support a primary school.

2.3 Settlements with a population less than 400 without a primary school, are not considered to provide a sustainable basis for accommodating major development (i.e. schemes of 10 dwellings or over), as analysis shows that service provision in such settlements is extremely limited. However, in some instances, small scale development may still be permitted within these settlements (subject to Local Plan policy compliance).

2.4 Whilst some settlements with less than 400 residents may support a public house and/ or a village hall, there are no settlements below this figure which support a convenience store except where special circumstances apply e.g. the National Trust presence in Sudbury.

2.5 The assessment considered the key economic, environmental and social factors in each of 21 settlements and included the following:

• Economic - the number of businesses or organisations providing employment within each settlement and the proximity of the settlement to employment centres and large employment sites;

4 • Environmental - the landscape sensitivity around each settlement i.e. the ability of the local landscape to accommodate change (an assessment itself based upon analysis of a wide variety of factors relating to flood zones, built and natural heritage designations, topography, landscape character, etc.) and the agricultural grade of surrounding land;

• Social - the frequency of public transport services, accessibility to the nearest town, as well as level of provision of community halls, convenience shops, public houses, GP Surgeries, post offices, pharmacies, and primary schools.

2.6 Each of the 21 settlements was given a score for its economic, environmental and social characteristics. The approach to scoring sought as far as possible, to avoid subjective weighting assumptions and applies a system of scoring which applies equal weight being given to economic, social and environmental considerations with the theoretical potential maximum score of 20 points per factor. The total score achieved for each settlement is indicative of its level of sustainability and provides the general basis for the grouping of settlements under the headings of Market Towns, Urban Areas, Larger Villages, Smaller villages and Other Villages.

2.7 The scores for each settlement have been added up and are shown in the Table 1 below. As a brief guide:

• A high score on the economic factor reflects a settlement which has a reasonable number of businesses providing employment within the settlement and a short drive time to employment centres or large employment sites. A low score on the economic factor reflects a settlement with few local businesses and longer drive times to employment centres or large employment sites;

• A high score on the environment factor reflects a settlement which has a relatively low surrounding landscape sensitivity and therefore greater capacity to accommodate development and which is surrounded by relatively poor grade agricultural land. A low score on the environment factor reflects a settlement which has relatively high landscape sensitivity and therefore less capacity to accommodate development and which is surrounded by a relatively good grade agricultural land;

• A high score on the social factor reflects a settlement with good public transport services, spare capacity in its primary school or schools, and a good range of facilities such as convenience shop, doctor’s surgery, post office, community hall, etc. A low score on social factors reflects a settlement with few facilities, no recent capacity in the primary school and poor public transport services.

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SETTLEMENT ECONOMY ENVIRONMENT SOCIAL OVERALL SCORE SCORE SCORE SCORE Darley Dale 18 5 19 42 Cromford 12 4 16 32 Rowsley 11 5 15 31 Matlock Bath 14 4 13 31 Tansley 10 8 10 28 Doveridge 4 9 13 26 Sudbury 8 1 17 26 Brailsford 4 5 13 22 Northwood 12 6 4 22 Middleton 3 6 12 21 Darley Bridge 6 4 10 20 Clifton 6 5 9 20 Kniveton 2 9 7 18 Hulland Ward 2 4 12 18 Bonsall 2 5 10 17 Brassington 3 4 8 15 Marston 1 5 8 14 Montgomery Roston 1 8 5 14 Carsington 1 5 7 13 Kirk Ireton 0 4 7 11 Longford 0 5 2 7 Table 1 - Settlement Assessment Scoring Matrix

2.8 The Settlement Assessment goes onto propose a settlement hierarchy with 5 tiers as follows:

TIER SETTLEMENT Tier One : Market Towns Ashbourne Matlock Wirksworth

Tier Two : Urban Area Darley Dale

Tier Three: Larger Villages with reasonable Brailsford accessibility Cromford Doveridge Matlock Bath Middleton Northwood Rowsley Sudbury Tansley

Tier Four: Smaller Villages with some elements of Bonsall suitability as a location for major development Brassington Clifton Darley Bridge

6 TIER SETTLEMENT Hulland Ward Kniveton

Tier Five: Other less accessible villages Carsington Kirk Ireton Longford Marston Montgomery Roston

Table 2 - Settlement Hierarchy

2.9 In line with the overall aim of planning to contribute towards the achievement of sustainable development, the strategy in the new local plan should seek to guide the majority of new development to higher tiered settlements. This may be achieved by trying to facilitate higher growth rates in each successive tier, so that the lowest growth rates occur in Tier 5 and the highest growth rates in Tier 1.

2.10 Given the same opportunities for development, it should be expected that each settlement in a higher tier will be allocated more development in the new local plan than settlements in lower tiers.

2.11 The settlement assessment has not sought to take into account the availability, suitability or deliverability of land throughout the plan area since this is not the primary purpose of the assessment. As such, it may not be possible or desirable, to seek to accommodate all of the district’s future land requirements in higher tier settlements alone, particularly where sites may not be available or where they are severely constrained when compared with opportunities elsewhere.

3 RISK ASSESSMENT

3.1 Legal

Section 38(6) of the Planning and Compulsory Purchase Act 2004 and section 70(2) of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990.requires that applications for planning permission must be determined in accordance with the development plan unless material considerations indicate otherwise. Not having an up to date Local Plan in place which provides adequate land for housing places the District Council at risk to residential development being brought forward on appeal rather than on a plan-led basis.

3.2 Financial

The cost of preparing the Derbyshire Dales Local Plan, including any consultation is contained within the District Council’s budget.

7 3.3 Corporate Risk

The Derbyshire Dales Local Plan will be a pivotal tool in the delivery of the Council’s Corporate plan and the Derbyshire Dales and High Peak Sustainable Communities Strategy. In order to fulfil this role it is necessary to ensure that robust evidence- based and “sound” documents are prepared. Failure to do so will undermine the ability of the District Council to achieve its key aims and objectives. In light of the Inspector’s Report the Corporate Risk associated with the preparation of the Local Plan has been reviewed and identified as Medium Risk.

4 OTHER CONSIDERATIONS

In preparing this report, the relevance of the following factors has also been considered: prevention of crime and disorder, equalities, environmental, climate change, health, human rights, personnel and property.

5 CONTACT INFORMATION

Mike Hase, Planning Policy Manager Tel: 01629 761251 E-mail: [email protected]

6 BACKGROUND PAPERS

Description Date File

National Planning Policy Framework G/5/P1

7 ATTACHMENTS

Appendix 1: Settlement Assessment

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DERBYSHIRE DALES LOCAL PLAN SETTLEMENT HIERARCHY

September 2015

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2 10 CONTENTS

1 Introduction

2 Policy Context • National Policy Context • Local Policy Context

3 Methodology • Scope • Economic Attributes • Environmental Attributes • Social Attributes

4 Summary Tables and Ranking

Appendix

A Settlement audits B Table of indicators, scoring methodology and sources of information C Businesses providing employment in assessed settlements D Public transport services in assessed settlements E Scoring of Settlements in relation to Landscape Capacity and further information on the Landscape Sensitivity Report

1 11 1. INTRODUCTION

1.1 The purpose of planning is to help achieve sustainable development. Pursuing sustainable development involves seeking positive improvements in the quality of the built, natural and historic environment and includes a requirement to plan positively to support local development. As such, sustainable development and the creation of sustainable communities lies at the heart of the Government’s National Planning Policy Framework.

1.2 In considering where new development should be located, there is a need to balance the requirements of development against other needs such as sustainability and environmental impacts. Development needs to be accommodated in settlements where the need to travel can be reduced through good access to facilities and services and where it can be accommodated without significant adverse impacts. This paper seeks to assess the relative sustainability of each of the main settlements (excluding the Market Towns) in the Derbyshire Dales (outside the Peak District National Park) and will be used to inform strategy and policy formulation in the Derbyshire Dales Local Plan. From a national perspective, none of the District’s settlements would be regarded as large. However, there are nevertheless significant variations in the land uses and services that are located within them, the relationships between them and the environmental context within which they sit. These factors shape their current function within the District and their potential to play a role in addressing future needs for housing and other forms of development.

1.2 A settlement hierarchy or ranking is a way of categorising an area’s settlements to recognise their different roles and function. A hierarchy groups together those settlements that have similar characteristics. At the top of the hierarchy are settlements that play a key role within the District, providing services used by a much wider catchment, having the best infrastructure (facilities and services) and which are relatively well connected in terms of transport links. At the bottom of the hierarchy are settlements, which have relatively few functions, less infrastructure and are more isolated in terms of transport links. Identifying a hierarchy will help in determining what role each settlement can play in addressing the future needs of the District.

1.3 This paper will be used to inform the location of future development in the District. It will be used with other technical studies such as the Strategic Housing Land Availability Assessment to determine the right amount of new development that is appropriate for each settlement. It will help to make sure that the scale of any new development proposed by the new Local Plan is appropriate for the settlement in question.

1.4 It is important to note that the paper itself cannot establish a settlement hierarchy as a policy tool. That is a matter for a statutory planning document – specifically, the new Local Plan for the Derbyshire Dales. This paper presents

2 12 the analysis and evidence to underpin the consideration of a settlement hierarchy which is to be included in new Local Plan.

2. POLICY CONTEXT

2.1 Decisions about a settlement hierarchy for Derbyshire Dales must take into account the national policy context as set out in the National Planning Policy Framework (NPPF) and interpreted in the National Planning Policy Guidance (NPPG). The NPPF states that the purpose of the planning system is to contribute to the achievement of sustainable development. The NPPF identifies three dimensions to sustainable development as follows:

• An economic role - contributing to building a strong, responsive and competitive economy, by ensuring that sufficient land of the right type is available in the right places and at the right time to support growth and innovation; and by identifying and coordinating development requirements, including the provision of infrastructure; • A social role - supporting strong, vibrant and healthy communities, by providing the supply of housing required to meet the needs of present and future generations; and by creating a high quality built environment, with accessible local services that reflect the community’s needs and support its health, social and cultural well-being; and • An environmental role - contributing to protecting and enhancing our natural, built and historic environment; and, as part of this, helping to improve biodiversity, use natural resources prudently, minimise waste and pollution, and mitigate and adapt to climate change including moving to a low carbon economy.

The methodology used in this Study for assessing the role and function of settlements has accordingly taken account of economic, social and environmental indicators – further information on this is provided in Section 3 of this report.

2.2 The most relevant aspects of the NPPF on settlement strategy matters includes:

• The Core Principle that planning should actively manage patterns of growth to make the fullest possible use of public transport, walking and cycling, and focus significant development in locations which are or can be made sustainable (para.17):

• To promote sustainable development in rural areas, housing should be located where it will enhance or maintain the vitality of rural communities (para. 55);

3 13 • Local planning authorities should avoid new isolated homes in the countryside unless there are special circumstances (examples given in NPPF) (para 55);

2.3 The NPPG states:

“Assessing housing need and allocating sites should be considered at a strategic level and through the Local Plan and/or neighbourhood plan process. However, all settlements can play a role in delivering sustainable development in rural areas – and so blanket policies restricting housing development in some settlements and preventing other settlements from expanding should be avoided unless their use can be supported by robust evidence.” (Ref ID 50-001-20140306)

The intention of this Study is to identify and rank those settlements which are most appropriate to accommodate major development. It does not therefore propose restrictive blanket policies, but puts forward the evidence to support future allocations of development which are proportionate to the role and function of each settlement.

4 14 3 SCOPE AND METHODOLOGY

3.1 This section of the report sets out the scope of the Assessment (i.e. those settlements that have been the subject of detailed assessment) and the methodology used to carry out the Assessment.

Scope

3.2 The new Local Plan seeks to guide development to the most sustainable locations within the District. The most sustainable locations are those which have the greatest concentrations of shops, services, employment and leisure opportunities which are easily accessible to the greatest number of people. Consequently, the most sustainable locations will tend to be the largest settlements. Within the Derbyshire Dales, the largest settlements are easy to identify. The following tables show estimated population figures based upon information provided by the 2011 census for the number of usual residents in specified parishes, adjusted where necessary to reflect the geography of actual settlements within or outside named parishes.

SETTLEMENT / PARISH USUAL RESIDENT POPULATION

Ashbourne 8,325

Darley Dale 5,100

Matlock 9,125

Wirksworth 4,725

3.3 The next largest settlements within the District are appreciably smaller being:

SETTLEMENT / PARISH USUAL RESIDENT POPULATION

Doveridge 1,250

Cromford 1,300

Tansley 925

Brailsford 925

3.4 Clearly the four settlements of Ashbourne, Darley Dale, Matlock and Wirksworth are of a different order or rank to other settlements within the District. Since 2005 and the adoption of the Derbyshire Dales Local Plan, it has been an accepted principle of planning policy that the market towns of Ashbourne, Matlock and Wirksworth provide the most effective locations for provision of services and for assimilating future development in a sustainable way. They have a much higher level of service provision – secondary schools

5 15 for example - as well as retail and employment opportunities that greatly exceed other settlements in the District. Given the continued dominance of these three settlements within the District, it is not proposed to assess these three settlements in any greater detail in this report and to assign them to Tier 1 of the Settlement Hierarchy.

3.5 Given the size of its population, it would also appear that Darley Dale is of a different order to other settlements in the District. It is an urban area rather than a rural village and contains facilities such as Whitworth Hospital, Whitworth Institute and Whitworth Park which attract users from outside the settlement. However, unlike Ashbourne, Matlock and Wirksworth it does not possess a town centre or secondary school. Bus services to Matlock and Bakewell pass through Darley Dale, but bus routes do not radiate from it in the same way as they do from Ashbourne or Matlock. Accordingly Darley Dale has been included in this Assessment even though the main focus of this report is on the smaller settlements in the District, assessing their existing attributes and seeking to identify their potential to play a supporting role in accommodating the District’s future needs.

3.6 The purpose of this Assessment is to assess those settlements which could best accommodate major development (i.e. sites of at least 10 dwellings or over) and could therefore be the subject of site specific allocations for residential development in the emerging local plan. (Local plan allocations are not normally made for small sites providing less than 10 dwellings). Analysis of service provision in smaller settlements in the District shows that settlements of under 400 residents do not support more than two or three of the following services: community hall, convenience store, GP surgery, pharmacy, Primary school, post office or public house. With the exception of villages with a primary school, such a level of provision is not considered to provide an appropriate service base for further major development. Accordingly, it has been decided that only those settlements with a population of over 400 residents or at least a primary school, should be included in the Assessment.

3.7 Consequently, the list of settlements assessed in this report is as follows:

SETTLEMENTS INCLUDED IN ASSESSMENT

Villages/Settlements Villages with between Villages with less than with over 800 400 and 800 residents 400 residents but with residents a primary school

Brailsford Bonsall Carsington Cromford Brassington Clifton Darley Dale Hulland Ward Darley Bridge Doveridge Kirk Ireton Kniveton

6 16 Matlock Bath Longford Tansley Middleton Marston Montgomery Northwood Roston Rowsley Sudbury

Methodology

3.8 Local Planning Authorities have been advised1 not to assume that rural communities are inherently unsustainable but to draw up local plans and strategies based on an understanding of local rural economies and society. This understanding should be based upon an assessment of the social, economic and environmental criteria which determine sustainable development.

3.9 This section of the study describes how each settlement has been assessed. The approach taken seeks to assess key attributes of each settlement relating to the three dimensions of sustainable development: economic, social and environmental. This information helps to build up an understanding of the potential role of each settlement in accommodating new development within the District.

3.10 Each attribute has been given a score against a set of criteria. The Table at Appendix B provides details of how each attribute has been scored. The approach to scoring seeks as far as possible, to avoid subjective weighting assumptions and applies a system of scoring which applies equal weight being given to economic, social and environmental considerations. The total score achieved for each settlement is indicative of its level of sustainability and provides the general basis for the grouping of settlements under the headings of Market Towns, Urban Areas, Larger Villages, Smaller villages and Other Villages.

Economic Attributes

3.11 Two attributes or indicators have been used to assess the potential of a settlement to derive economic benefits from additional growth:

• The number of businesses with premises providing employment within each settlement; and • The relationship of the settlement to nearby employment centres or large employment sites.

3.12 The number of businesses providing employment within each village has been assessed primarily on the basis on site surveys. Businesses which are

1 http://www.rtpi.org.uk/media/6331/The-Rural-Challenge-achieving-sustainable-rural-communites-for-the- 21st-century-Rural-Coalition-2010.pdf

7 17 essentially residents operating from home are not included, and small bed and breakfast establishments are also not included. Premises which have purpose built offices, shops, buildings or yards to which employees or customers travel on daily basis, are included. The resulting figure for the number of businesses/organisations is an indicator of the diversity of the settlement’s economy.

3.13 One of the key aims of planning for sustainable development is to bring homes and jobs closer together to facilitate walking and cycling to work as well as shorter journeys to work by motorised vehicles. Consequently, the proximity of settlements to key employment sites should be an influential factor in guiding the location of future development. The Assessment considers the relationship of settlements to nearby employment centres and to large employment sites.

3.14 The score given in the Assessment reflects the accessibility of nearby employment centres and large employment sites to each settlement. The following employment centres have been used in the assessment:

Employment Centres

Ashbourne Town Centre

Bakewell Town Centre

Matlock Town Centre

Uttoxeter Town Centre

Wirksworth Town Centre

3.15 Large employment sites have been categorised as either ‘Strategically Important Employment Sites’ where they support over 400 employees; or ‘Major Employment Sites’ where they support between 100 to 400 employees. Details are provided in the table below.

A: STRATEGICALLY IMPORTANT EMPLOYMENT SITES Sites located outside district shown in grey

Settlement / Name / Location Description Nearest Settlement

Ashbourne Ashbourne Airfield Large scale industrial estate, with a range of quality and type of premises, occupied by mix of B2 and B8 businesses.

Matlock County Hall, Smedley Main administrative offices for Street, DE4 3AG, UK County Council staff

Foston Dove Valley Business 80 hectare business park off the

8 18 Park, Foston, DE65 5BY. A50.

Foston Foston Hall DE65 5DN Accommodates over 300 female prisoners.

Marchington Marchington Industrial Large industrial park, mainly used Estate for logistics.

Marchington Dovegate Prison, ST14 Accommodates over 1,000 male 8XR prisoners and employs over 400 staff.

Rocester JCB World Headquarters Various sites operated by JCB ST14 5JP including World Headquarters

Uttoxeter Dovefields Retail and Large park with mix of retail, industry Industrial Park and warehousing .

B. MAJOR EMPLOYMENT SITES

Ashbourne Waterside Retail and Mixed development of retail, offices, Business Park and light industry.

Brassington Longcliffe Works, DE4 Site occupied by Robinsons 4HN Longcliffe Limited employing around 150 employees.

Darley Bridge Oldfield Lane, near Site occupied by H. J. Enthoven for Darley Bridge recycling lead, employing around 200 employees.

Darley Dale Molyneux Business Park, 1.2 hectare business park which Whitworth Road, DE4 includes offices in Stancliffe House 2HJ

Hulland Ward Smith-Hall Lane, near Site occupied by Aggregate Hulland Ward DE6 3ET Industries (UK) Limited for production and supply of a range of construction materials made from aggregates, employing around 300 employees.

Tansley Brookfield Industrial Industrial estate with several Estate medium size employers.

Matlock Bath North Parade In view of the large number of businesses (around 80) operating in Matlock Bath, the proximity of the settlement (centred on North Parade) to other nearby settlements has been factored into the

9 19 assessment as if it were a major employment site.

Northwood Alcoa (formerly Firth Forgings for the aerospace, civilian Rixson), Dale Road nuclear and power generation North industries. Employs around 100 employees

Sudbury Sudbury Prison Accommodates over 500 male Ashbourne Road, prisoners. Sudbury DE6 5HW

Wirksworth Ravenstor Road Purpose built light industrial units and some offices. Includes headquarters of Technolog Limited

Environmental Attributes

3.16 The environmental attributes of some settlements may act as a significant constraint on development. Although the environmental implications of development will need detailed assessment on a site by site basis, it is possible to reach some general conclusions about a settlement’s environmental suitability for development. Accordingly, the following environmental constraints have been taken into account:

• The agricultural grade of land adjoining settlements ; • The Landscape capacity of land adjoining settlement.

3.17 The Agricultural Land Classification System, operated by Natural England, classifies agricultural land within England and Wales into five categories according to the suitability and versatility of land for growing crops. Grade 1 is the best and most versatile land, whilst Grade 5 is the poorest. The Assessment has given a score to each settlement to reflect the agricultural grading of surrounding land, the higher the score allocated the higher the prevalence of poorer agricultural land.

3.18 Considerable weight has been attached in this Assessment to the findings of the Landscape Sensitivity Report produced for the District Council by consultants Wardell Armstrong. The reason for this is that the Landscape Sensitivity Report, which reaches conclusions about the sensitivity of land adjoining each of the District’s settlements, has itself taken into account a wide range of environmental assets including:

• Peak District National Park (PDNP) boundary; • Derwent Valley Mills World Heritage Site (WHS) boundary and buffer zone; • Landscape Character Areas and Types; • Topography;

10 20 • Flood Zones; • Public Rights of Way; • Tree Preservation Orders; • Ancient Woodland; • Sites of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI), National and Local Nature Reserves; • (NNR and LNR) and Local Wildlife Sites (LWS); • Scheduled Ancient Monuments (SAM), Listed Buildings, Conservation Areas and Registered Parks and Gardens; • Regionally Important Geological Sites (RIGS).

3.19 If a settlement is surrounded by landscape of high sensitivity then it has low capacity to accommodate change such as built development. The scores given in the Assessment reflect the relative capacity of different settlements to accommodate change, the higher the score the higher the capacity to accommodate change.

3.20 More information about the Landscape Sensitivity Report is provided in Appendix E to this report.

Social Attributes

3.21 Nine facilities or services have been used to assess the level of social infrastructure provision in each rural settlement:

• Community Hall - a hall which provides space for local groups and societies to meet and engage in recreation or pursue common interests is a key component in promoting local quality of life; • Convenience Store - a shop selling a range of everyday items (e.g. food, newspapers, drink) such shops are especially important for those who are reliant on public transport and for reducing journeys by car; • Drive time to nearest town – rural settlements can only provide a few of the facilities and services that people need from week to week, so the accessibility of a village to a town with a wider range of shops, facilities and services is an important locational factor in addition to the opportunities for employment that are also likely to be present; • GP Surgery – access to a doctor’s surgery is important to most people particularly the young, elderly and those with disabilities; • Pharmacy – another important local service especially for the ill or elderly; • Primary School – the local school is often at the heart of the village life and a key factor influencing decisions by young families over where to live. In addition to education, schools often provide a valuable facility for community leisure activities. Information about the current capacity of each school has been taken into account in allocating a score to this topic ( see Appendix B);

11 21 • Post Office – in addition to its role in providing postal services, the post office is often the only means of getting access to cash in some villages; • Public House – a public house is often a key facility in rural communities; • Public Transport – including both bus and train services, is a key indicator of how sustainable a settlement is, and is of particular importance to the young and elderly. The score given to public transport provision in each settlement reflects the frequency of services and the days of operation ( see Appendix B).

12 22 4. SUMMARY TABLES AND RANKING

4.1 This section of the report summarises the finding of the Assessment. The Assessment is based on the results of audits against the criteria described in Section 3 of this report and scored using the system described in Appendix B to this report. Each Settlement Audit and the scores allocated against each criterion are provided in Appendix A.

4.2 The Scores for the assessed settlements against the economic factors are as follows:

SETTLEMENT ECONOMY SCORE

Darley Dale 18

Matlock Bath 14

Northwood 12

Cromford 12

Rowsley 11

Tansley 10

Sudbury 8

Darley Bridge 6

Clifton 6

Doveridge 4

Brailsford 4

Middleton 3

Brassington 3

Kniveton 2

Hulland Ward 2

Bonsall 2

Roston 1

Marston Montgomery 1

Carsington 1

Longford 0

13 23 Kirk Ireton 0

4.3 The above table reflects the number of businesses providing employment within each settlement and the relationship the settlement has to nearby employment centres and large employment sites. Darley Dale and Matlock Bath score well having strong local economies and both benefiting from their proximity to Matlock Town. Northwood, Cromford and Tansley display similar characteristics but to a lesser extent. The remaining settlements have relatively weak economy scores, reflecting low business numbers and in villages like Roston, Marston Montgomery, Carsington, Longford and Kirk Ireton reflecting poor accessibility to employment centres and large employment sites.

4.4 The scores for the assessed settlements against environmental factors are as follows:

SETTLEMENT ENVIRONMENTAL SCORE

Doveridge 9

Kniveton 9

Tansley 8

Roston 8

Middleton 6

Northwood 6

Bonsall 5

Brailsford 5

Carsington 5

Clifton 5

Darley Dale 5

Longford 5

Marston Montgomery 5

Rowsley 5

Brassington 4

Cromford 4

14 24 Darley Bridge 4

Hulland Ward 4

Kirk Ireton 4

Matlock Bath 4

Sudbury 1

4.5 The above table reflects the ability of the local environment around each settlement to accommodate new development. It is perhaps not surprising that in an environmentally sensitive district such as Derbyshire Dales, that scores under this heading are low. Doveridge and Kniveton appear to be the least environmentally constrained locations for development. However, there is a limited range of scores, with all settlements except Sudbury coming between a score of 4 and 9, reflecting the significant environmental constraints affecting all settlements in the District.

4.6 The scores for assessed settlements against social/community facilities and services are as follows:

SETTLEMENT SOCIAL SCORE

Darley Dale 19

Sudbury 17

Cromford 16

Rowsley 15

Brailsford 13

Doveridge 13

Matlock Bath 13

Hulland Ward 12

Middleton 12

Bonsall 10

Darley Bridge 10

Tansley 10

Clifton 9

15 25 Marston Montgomery 8

Brassington 7

Carsington 7

Kirk Ireton 7

Kniveton 7

Roston 5

Northwood 4

Longford 2

4.7 This table reflects the extent of social and community infrastructure in each settlement, as well as accessibility to services in larger centres. The table is topped by Darley Dale and Sudbury closely followed by Cromford, Brailsford and Rowsley. Doveridge has a low score considering the size of the settlement, mainly resulting from the lack of a GP’s surgery within the village. Down at the bottom of this table, Northwood’s score relies solely on its bus services which are relatively good, community facilities in Roston consist of a primary school and a pub, and the only community facility in Longford is the primary school.

4.8 Putting together the above scores, the overall scores for the assessed settlements are as follows:

SETTLEMENT OVERALL SCORE

Darley Dale 42

Cromford 32

Rowsley 31

Matlock Bath 31

Tansley 28

Doveridge 26

Sudbury 26

Brailsford 22

Northwood 22

Middleton 21

16 26 Darley Bridge 20

Clifton 20

Kniveton 18

Hulland Ward 18

Bonsall 17

Brassington 15

Marston Montgomery 14

Roston 14

Carsington 13

Kirk Ireton 11

Longford 7

4.9 The composite scores reflect the relative appropriateness of each settlement as a location for major development on the basis on the factors involved in the assessment. It should be noted, however, that the aim of the Assessment is not to claim, for example, that Brassington is definitely a better location for development than Marston Montgomery merely because it scored 15 points rather than 14 points scored by Marston. The purpose of the scoring is to enable settlements of similar scores to be assigned into ranks or tiers.

4.10 It has already been established in Section 3 of this report that Tier 1 of the Settlement Hierarchy is occupied by Ashbourne, Matlock Town and Wirksworth. Whilst Darley Dale does not function in the same way as these towns, the table above clearly shows that it does not sit comfortably with the other settlements assessed in this report. It is therefore suggested that Darley Dale occupies Tier 2 of the Hierarchy on its own, reflecting the fact that it is the only urban area in the district outside of the towns.

4.11 It is further suggested that a further three tiers be identified, with Tier 3 including all settlements with a score between 21 and 32. With the exception of Middleton, the common factor shared by these villages is that they are located on, or relatively close to ‘A’ roads (e.g. A6, A50, A52, A615), facilitating easy access by car to higher order settlements and supporting reasonable levels of public transport. Middleton is not located off the strategic highway network, but on the B5023, however it enjoys better public transport services than any of the settlements with lower scores in the above table. Accordingly these villages could be described as villages with reasonable accessibility.

17 27 4.12 Finally, it is suggested that Tier 4 should include all settlements with a score between 15 and 20, and Tier 5 all settlements with a score of 14 or below. Tier 4 groups together a number of villages which are not located directly on the strategic highway network, have relatively poor public transport services and yet which possess some desirable elements of social/community infrastructure. Tier 5 groups together villages where lack of accessibility is clearly a major constraint and which have no or few community facilities other than a primary school to support new development.

4.13 The Settlement Hierarchy proposed for the District is therefore as shown below:

TIER SETTLEMENT

Tier One : Market Towns Ashbourne Matlock Wirksworth

Tier Two : Urban Area Darley Dale

Tier Three : Larger Villages i.e. villages with Brailsford reasonable accessibility Cromford Doveridge Matlock Bath Middleton Northwood Rowsley Sudbury Tansley

Tier Four : Smaller Villages i.e. villages with Bonsall some elements of suitability as a location for Brassington major development Clifton Darley Bridge Hulland Ward Kniveton

Tier Five : Other Villages i.e. less accessible Carsington villages Kirk Ireton Longford Marston Montgomery Roston

4.14 It is not the role of the Settlement Sustainability Assessment to propose specific amounts of development for the different settlements in the district – that is for the Local Plan itself to determine. However, in line with the overall aim of planning to contribute to sustainable development, the spatial strategy in the new local plan should seek to guide the majority of new development to the higher tiered settlements. This may be achieved by trying to facilitate

18 28 higher growth rates in each successive tier, so that the lowest growth rates occur in Tier 5 and the highest growth rates in Tier 1.

4.15 Given the same opportunities for development, it should be expected that each settlement in a higher tier will be allocated more development in the new local plan than settlements in lower tiers

4.16 It should be noted that the settlement assessment has not sought to take into account the availability, suitability or deliverability of land throughout the plan area since this is not the primary purpose of the assessment. As such, it may not be possible or desirable, to seek to accommodate all of the district’s future land requirements in higher tier settlements alone, particularly where sites may not be available or where they are severely constrained when compared with opportunities elsewhere.

19 29 APPENDIX A: SETTLEMENT AUDITS

BONSALL

Estimated Resident Population in 2011: 750 Score

ECONOMIC INDICATORS

Businesses within / It is estimated that there are between 6 and 10 employment 1 adjacent to settlement generating premises operating within the village. There are no strategically important or major employment sites within or adjacent to the village.

Relationship to There are no employment centres, strategically important 1 Employment Centres / employment sites or major employment sites within a five Sites outside settlement minute drive. Bonsall is within 10 minutes drive of Wirksworth town centre.

Total Score Economy 2

ENVIRONMENTAL INDICATORS

Agricultural Land Bonsall is adjoined by Grade 4 agricultural land 4 Classification

Landscape Capacity Bonsall has two small areas of medium landscape sensitivity. 1 The remaining landscape has high sensitivity.

Total Score Environmental 5

SOCIAL / COMMUNITY FACILITIES

Community Hall Bonsall Village Hall, The Dale, Bonsall DE4 2AA 1

Convenience Store The Fountain Store and Deli, 1 Yeoman Street, Bonsall, DE4 2 2AA

Drive time to nearest town Ten minutes to Wirksworth 1

GP Surgery None 0

Pharmacy None 0

Primary School Bonsall Church of England Primary School, Church Street, 3 Bonsall DE4 2AE. The school had limited spare capacity in 2015.

Post Office None 0

Public House The King’s Head 62 Yeoman Street, Bonsall DE4 2AA 1 Barley Mow in The Dale, Bonsall DE4 2AY

Public Transport Services operate 6 days a week and provide 8 services to 2 Matlock between 8 am and 6 pm on weekdays.

Total Score Social 10

TOTAL SCORE 17

20 30 BRAILSFORD

Estimated Resident Population in 2011: 925 Score

ECONOMIC INDICATORS

Businesses within/adjacent It is estimated that there are between 16 and 20 employment 3 to settlement generating premises operating within the village. There are no strategically important or major employment sites within or adjacent to the village.

Relationship to There are no employment centres, strategically important 1 Employment Centres/Sites employment sites or major employment sites within a five outside settlement minute drive. The strategically important employment site of Ashbourne Airfield Industrial Estate is within a 10 minute drive.

Total Score Economy 4

ENVIRONMENTAL INDICATORS

Agricultural Land Approximately 45% of settlement adjoined by grade 2 1 Classification agricultural land to south and west. The remainder is Grade 3 land

Landscape Capacity Two moderate sized areas of low landscape sensitivity. One 4 large area of medium sensitivity. Remainder all high sensitivity.

Total Score Environmental 5

SOCIAL / COMMUNITY FACILITIES

Community Hall Brailsford and Ednaston Village Institute, Main Road, 1 Brailsford, DE6 3DA

Convenience Store Brailsford Stores, Main Road, Brailsford, DE6 3DA 2

Drive time to nearest town Eleven minutes to Ashbourne 0

GP Surgery Brailsford Medical Centre, The Green, Brailsford, Derby, DE6 3 3BX

Pharmacy None 0

Primary School Brailsford CE Controlled Primary School, Main Road, 2 Brailsford, DE6 3DA. In 2015 the school was at capacity.

Post Office Brailsford Stores, Main Road, Brailsford, DE6 3DA 1

Public House Rose and Crown, Main Road, Brailsford, DE6 3DA 1

Public Transport Service operates 7 days a week providing 14 services to 3 Ashbourne and Derby between 8 am and 6 pm

Total Score Social 13

TOTAL SCORE 22

21 31 BRASSINGTON

Estimated Resident Population in 2011: 525 Score

ECONOMIC INDICATORS

Businesses within/adjacent It is estimated that there are between 6 and 10 employment 1 to settlement generating premises operating in the village. There are no strategically important or major employment sites within or adjacent to the village.

Relationship to The major employment site at Robinsons Longcliffe is within 2 Employment Centres/Sites a 5 minute drive of Brassington. Wirksworth town centre is outside settlement within a 10 minute drive.

Total Score Economy 3

ENVIRONMENTAL INDICATORS

Agricultural Land Adjoined by Grade 4 agricultural land to west and Grade 5 to 4 Classification the east.

Landscape Capacity All land around Brassington is of high landscape sensitivity. 0

Total Score Environmental 4

SOCIAL / COMMUNITY FACILITIES

Community Hall Brassington Village Hall, Dale End, Brassington, DE4 4HA 1

Convenience Store No shop but there is a vending machine selling some 1 convenience goods

Drive time to nearest town Eleven minutes to Wirksworth 0

GP Surgery None 0

Pharmacy None 0

Primary School Brassington Primary School, School Hill, Brassington DE4 3 4HB. The school had spare capacity in 2015.

Post Office None 0

Public House The Miners Arms, Miners Hill , Brassington,DE4 4HA 1 Ye Olde Gate Inn, Well St, Matlock, Derbyshire DE4 4HJ

Public Transport Services operate 6 days a week providing 5 services to 2 Matlock, Wirksworth and Ashbourne

Total Score Social 8

TOTAL SCORE 15

22 32 CARSINGTON

Estimated Resident Population: 125 Score

ECONOMIC INDICATORS

Businesses within/adjacent It is estimated that there are less than 6 employment 0 to settlement generating premises operating in the village. There are no strategically important or major employment sites within the village.

Relationship to There are no employment centres, strategically important 1 Employment Centres/Sites employment sites or major employment sites within a five outside settlement minute drive. Wirksworth town centre is within a 10 minute drive.

Total Score Economy 1

ENVIRONMENTAL INDICATORS

Agricultural Land Mostly adjoined by Grade 4 agricultural land, some Grade 5 4 Classification to north west

Landscape Capacity Two areas of medium landscape sensitivity – one moderate 1 sized and one small. Remainder all high sensitivity.

Total Score Environmental 5

SOCIAL / COMMUNITY FACILITIES

Community Hall None 0

Convenience Store None 0

Drive time to nearest town Six minutes to Wirksworth 1

GP Surgery None 0

Pharmacy None 0

Primary School Carsington and Hopton Church of England Primary School, 3 Carsington DE4 4DE. The school had limited spare capacity in 2015.

Post Office None 0

Public House The Miners Arms, Carsington DE4 4DE 1

Public Transport Bus Service 7 days a week with 8 services between 8 am 2 and 6pm to Wirksworth and Matlock

Total Score Social 7

TOTAL SCORE 13

23 33 CLIFTON

Estimated Resident Population: 300 Score

ECONOMIC INDICATORS

Businesses within/adjacent It is estimated that there are less than 6 employment 0 to settlement generating premises operating in the village. There are no strategically important or major employment sites within or adjacent to the village.

Relationship to Ashbourne Town Centre and the major employment site of 6 Employment Centres/Sites Waterside Retail/Business Park are within a 5 minute drive. outside settlement The strategically important employment site of Ashbourne Airfield Industrial Estate is within a 10 minute drive.

Total Score Economy 6

ENVIRONMENTAL INDICATORS

Agricultural Land Settlement is adjoined by some land of Grade 3 and 4 3 Classification agricultural value. Less than 50% of settlement is adjoined by Grade 3.

Landscape Capacity Two small areas of low landscape sensitivity. One 2 moderate sized area of medium sensitivity. Remainder all high sensitivity.

Total Score Environmental 5

SOCIAL / COMMUNITY FACILITIES

Community Hall Clifton Smith Hall, Cock Hill, Clifton, DE6 2GJ. 1

Convenience Store No shop although there is a vending machine selling some 1 convenience goods adjacent to Cock Inn

Drive time to nearest town Five minutes to Ashbourne. 2

GP Surgery None 0

Pharmacy None 0

Primary School Clifton C of E Primary School, Cross Side, Clifton, 3 Ashbourne DE6 2GJ. The school had limited capacity in 2015.

Post Office None 0

Public House Cock Inn, Clifton, DE6 2GJ 1

Public Transport Services operate 5 days a week providing 3 services to 1 Ashbourne between 8 am and 6 pm

Total Score Social 9

TOTAL SCORE 20

24 34 CROMFORD

Estimated Resident Population: 1,300 Score

ECONOMIC INDICATORS

Businesses within/adjacent It is estimated that there are between 41 and 45 employment 8 to settlement generating premises operating within the village. There are no strategically important or major employment sites within or adjacent to the village.

Relationship to Cromford is within 5 minutes drive of Wirksworth town centre, 4 Employment Centres/Sites and the major employment site at Ravenstor Road in outside settlement Wirksworth. Matlock Bath is also within a 5 minute drive.

Total Score Economy 12

ENVIRONMENTAL INDICATORS

Agricultural Land Settlement adjoined by Grade 4 agricultural land 4 Classification

Landscape Capacity All land around Cromford is of high landscape sensitivity. 0

Total Score Environmental 4

SOCIAL / COMMUNITY FACILITIES

Community Hall Cromford Community Centre, Market Place, Cromford 1 Cromford Institute, The Hill, Cromford Millpond Community Hall, Methodist Church, Water Lane, Cromford

Convenience Store Arkwright General Stores and Off Licence, 39 Market Place, 2 Cromford, DE4 3RE Newsagents, 41 Market Place, Cromford DE4 3RE

Drive time to nearest town Five minutes to Wirksworth 2

GP Surgery None – GP surgery closed in 2004. 0

Pharmacy None 0

Primary School Cromford Primary School, North Street, Cromford. The 5 school had spare capacity in 2015.

Post Office Scarthin, Cromford DE4 3QF 1

Public House Bell Inn, 47 The Hill Cromford DE4 3RF 1 The Boat Inn, Scarthin, Cromford DE4 3QF The Greyhound Hotel, 38 Market Place, Cromford, DE4 3QE

Public Transport Both bus and train services operate seven days a week 4 providing an average of at least 2 buses or trains an hour to Bakewell, Matlock and Derby between 8 am and 6 pm

Total Score Social 16

TOTAL SCORE 32

25 35

DARLEY BRIDGE

Estimated Resident Population: 350 Score

ECONOMIC INDICATORS

Businesses within/adjacent It is estimated that there are less than 6 employment 0 to settlement generating premises operating within the village. There are no strategically important or major employment sites within or adjacent to the village.

Relationship to The major employment sites of H.J. Enthoven and Sons at 6 Employment Centres/Sites Darley Dale Smelter, Molyneux Business Park and Alcoa at outside settlement Dale Road North are all within 5 minutes drive. Matlock Town Centre and the strategically important employment site at County Hall are both within 10 minutes drive

Total Score Economy 6

ENVIRONMENTAL INDICATORS

Agricultural Land Settlement adjoined mostly by land in agricultural grade 4, 4 Classification some in grade 5.

Landscape Capacity One small area of medium landscape sensitivity. Remainder 0 all high sensitivity.

Total Score Environmental 4

SOCIAL / COMMUNITY FACILITIES

Community Hall Village Hall, Cross Green, Darley Bridge, DE4 2JT 1

Convenience Store None 0

Drive time to nearest town Nine minutes to Matlock 1

GP Surgery None 0

Pharmacy None 0

Primary School South Darley Church of England Primary School, Cross 5 Green, Darley Bridge, DE4 2JT. The school had a spare capacity in 2015.

Post Office None 0

Public House Three Stags, Main Road, Darley Bridge DE4 2JY 1

Public Transport Services operate 6 days a week providing 8 services a day to 2 Matlock and Bakewell

Total Score Social 10

TOTAL SCORE 20

26 36 DARLEY DALE

Estimated Resident Population: 5,100 Score

ECONOMIC INDICATORS

Businesses within/adjacent It is estimated that there are between 46 to 50 employment 13 to settlement generating premises operating within Darley Dale. There is one major employment site within Darley Dale at Molyneux Business Park off Whitworth Road.

Relationship to The major employment sites of H.J Enthoven works at 5 Employment Centres/Sites Oldfield Lane near Darley Bridge, and Alcoa (formerly Firth outside settlement Rixson) at Dale Road North are within 5 minutes drive.. Matlock Town Centre and the strategically important employment site at County Hall, Matlock are within a ten minute drive

Total Score Economy 18

ENVIRONMENTAL INDICATORS

Agricultural Land Land adjoined by land of agricultural grades 3 and 4. Grade 3 Classification 3 land adjoins approximately 30% of settlement.

Landscape Capacity One moderate sized area of low landscape sensitivity. One 2 moderate sized ares of medium sensitivity. Remainder all high sensitivity.

Total Score Environmental 5

SOCIAL / COMMUNITY FACILITIES

Community Hall Dale Road Methodist Church Hall, Dale Road North, Darley 1 Dale, Matlock, DE4 2FT Whitworth Centre, Station Road, Darley Dale, DE4 2EQ

Convenience Store Go Local Extra, Crowstones Road, DE4 2GU 2 Wright’s Farm Shop, 11 Dale Road North, Darley Dale, Matlock DE4 2FS Spar, Warney Road, DE4 2EW

Drive time to nearest town Eight minutes to Matlock 1

GP Surgery Darley Dale Medical Centre, Columbell Way, Two Dales, 3 DE4 2SA

Pharmacy Jayne A. Hibberd Pharmacy, Two Dales, DE4 2EY 1

Primary School Darley Dale Primary School Greenaway Lane Hackney 5 DE4 2QB. The school had a spare capacity in 2015 . Darley Churchtown Church of England Primary School, Church Rd, Darley Dale, DE4 2GL. The school had a spare capacity in 2015.

Post Office Two Dales Post Office, Chesterfield Rd, Two Dales, 1 Matlock DE4 2EY

27 37 Public House Barringtons, Station Road, Darley Dale, DE4 2EQ 1 Church Inn, Church Rd, Darley Dale, DE4 2GG Grouse Inn, Dale Rd North Darley Dale DE4 2FT

Public Transport Bus services 7 days a week, with weekday services 4 providing an average of at least 2 buses an hour to Matlock and Bakewell between 8 am and 6 pm

Total Score Social 19

TOTAL SCORE 42

28 38 DOVERIDGE

Estimated Resident Population: 1,250 Score

ECONOMIC INDICATORS

Businesses within/adjacent It is estimated that there are less than 6 employment 0 to settlement generating premises providing employment within the village. There are no strategically important or major employment sites within or adjacent to the village.

Relationship to Employment There are no employment centres, strategically important 4 Centres/Sites outside employment sites or major employment sites within a five settlement minute drive. Uttoxeter Town Centre, and the strategically important employment sites at Dovefields Retail and Industrial Park and JCB Rocester are within a 10 minute drive.

Total Score Economy 4

ENVIRONMENTAL INDICATORS

Agricultural Land Over 80 % of agricultural land adjoining the settlement is 1 Classification Grade 3 land

Landscape Capacity Four moderate sized sites of low landscape sensitivity. One 8 small and three moderate sized sites of medium sensitivity. Remainder all high sensitivity.

Total Score Environmental 9

SOCIAL/COMMUNITY FACILITIES

Community Hall Village Hall, Sand Lane, Doveridge, DE6 5QJ 1

Convenience Store Doveridge Village Store and Post Office, 26 High St, 1 Doveridge, DE6 5NA

Drive time to nearest town Seven minutes to Uttoxeter 1

GP Surgery None 0

Pharmacy None 0

Primary School Doveridge Primary School, Chapel Green, Doveridge, 5 Derbyshire, DE6 5JY. The school had a spare capacity in 2015.

Post Office Doveridge Village Store and Post Office, 26 High St, 1 Doveridge, DE6 5NA

Public House The Cavendish Arms, Derby Road, Doveridge, Ashbourne, 1 DE6 5JR

Public Transport Services operate 7 days a week, with weekday services 3 providing an average of at least 1 bus per hour to a town between 8 am and 6 pm

Total Score Social 13

TOTAL SCORE 26

29 39 HULLAND WARD

Estimated Resident Population: 750 Score

ECONOMIC INDICATORS

Businesses within/adjacent It is estimated that there are between 6 to 10 employment 1 to settlement generating premises providing employment within the village. There are no strategically important or major employment sites within or adjacent to the village.

Relationship to Employment The major employment site at Aggregate Industries off Smith 1 Centres/Sites outside Hall Lane, Hulland Ward is within a 5 minute drive. settlement

Total Score Economy 2

ENVIRONMENTAL INDICATORS

Agricultural Land Land to the north west and north east of the village is in 3 Classification agricultural grade 4. Land to the south is in grade 3, but represents less than 50% of surrounding agricultural land.

Landscape Capacity One moderate sized site of medium landscape sensitivity. 1 Remainder all high sensitivity.

Total Score Environmental 4

SOCIAL / COMMUNITY FACILITIES

Community Hall Hulland Ward and District Millennium Village Hall, Dog Lane, 1 Hulland Ward DE6 3EG

Convenience Store Hulland Ward General Stores, Main Road, Hulland Ward, DE6 2 3EA

Drive time to nearest town Eleven minutes to Ashbourne 0

GP Surgery Hulland Ward Medical Centre, Main Road, Hulland Ward, DE6 3 3EA

Pharmacy None 0

Primary School Hulland Church of England Primary School, Firs Avenue, 2 Hulland Ward, DE6 3FS. The school had no spare capacity in 2015.

Post Office Hulland Ward General Stores, Main Road, Hulland Ward, DE6 1 3EA

Public House The Black Horse Inn, Main Road, Hulland Ward, DE6 3EE 1 Nag’s Head, Main Road, Hulland Ward, DE6 3EF

Public Transport Services 6 days a week and less than hourly between 8 am and 2 6 pm on weekdays.

Total Score Social 12

TOTAL SCORE OVERALL 18

30 40

KIRK IRETON

Estimated Resident Population: 450 Score

ECONOMIC INDICATORS

Businesses It is estimated that there are less than 6 employment 0 within/adjacent to generating premises operating within the village. There are no settlement strategically important employment sites within or adjacent to the village.

Relationship to There are no major employment sites within a 5 minute drive of 0 Employment Kirk Ireton. There are no employment centres or strategically Centres/Sites outside important employment sites within either a 5 minute or 10 settlement minute drive.

Total Score Economy 0

ENVIRONMENTAL INDICATORS

Agricultural Land Agricultural land around Kirk Ireton is in grades 3 and 4. Just 2 Classification over 50% of land adjoining the village is in Grade 3.

Landscape Capacity One moderate sized area of low landscape sensitivity. Two 2 small areas of medium sensitivity. Remainder all high sensitivity.

Total Score Environmental 4

SOCIAL / COMMUNITY FACILITIES

Community Hall Kirk Ireton Village Hall, Church Level, Kirk Ireton, DE6 3LE 1

Convenience Store The Stable Shop, Main St, Kirk Ireton DE6 3JP – run by local 2 community.

Drive time to nearest town Twelve minutes to Wirksworth 0

GP Surgery None 0

Pharmacy None 0

Primary School Kirk Ireton Church of England Primary School, Main St, Kirk 2 Ireton, DE6 3LD. The school had no spare capacity in 2015.

Post Office None 0

Public House Barley Mow, Main St, Kirk Ireton DE6 3JP 1

Public Transport Services operate 6 days a week less than average of every 1 two hours between 8 am and 6 pm on weekdays.

Total Score Social 7

TOTAL SCORE 11

31 41 KNIVETON

Estimated Resident Population: 275 Score

ECONOMIC INDICATORS

Businesses within/adjacent It is estimated that there are less than 6 employment 0 to settlement generating premises operating within the village. There are no strategically important employment sites within or adjacent to the village.

Relationship to There are no employment centres, strategically important 2 Employment Centres/Sites employment sites or major employment sites within a five outside settlement minute drive of Kniveton. Ashbourne Town Centre is within a 10 minute drive.

Total Score Economy 2

ENVIRONMENTAL INDICATORS

Agricultural Land All the agricultural land adjoining Kiniveton is agricultural 4 Classification grade 4.

Landscape Capacity Three areas of low landscape sensitivity – two moderate 5 sized and one small. One small area of medium sensitivity. Remainder all high sensitivity.

Total Score Environmental 9

SOCIAL / COMMUNITY FACILITIES

Community Hall Kniveton Village Hall, Longrose Lane 1

Convenience Store None 0

Drive time to nearest town Seven minutes to Ashbourne 1

GP Surgery None 0

Pharmacy None 0

Primary School Kniveton Primary School, Longrose Lane, Kniveton, DE6 1JL. 2 The school had no spare capacity in 2015.

Post Office None 0

Public House Red Lion, Main St, Kniveton, DE6 1JH 1

Public Transport Services 6 days a week and 9 services to Matlock, 2 Wirksworth and Ashbourne between 8 am and 6 pm on weekdays

Total Score Social 7

TOTAL SCORE OVERALL 18

32 42 LONGFORD

Estimated Resident Population: 150 Score

ECONOMIC INDICATORS

Businesses within/adjacent It is estimated that there are less than 6 employment 0 to settlement generating premises operating within the village. There are no strategically important employment sites within or adjacent to the village.

Relationship to There are no major employment sites within a 5 minute drive 0 Employment Centres/Sites of Longford. There are no employment centres or outside settlement strategically important employment sites within either a 5 minute or 10 minute drive.

Total Score Economy 0

ENVIRONMENTAL INDICATORS

Agricultural Land Agricultural land around Longford is in grades 3 and 4. Less 3 Classification than 50% of land adjoining the village is in Grade 3.

Landscape Capacity Two moderate size areas of medium landscape sensitivity. 2 All remaining land of high sensitivity.

Total Score Environmental 5

SOCIAL / COMMUNITY FACILITIES

Community Hall The Longford Parish Council holds its meetings in the Pump 0 House Room on the corner of Long Lane and Main Street; however, the village does not have a community hall.

Convenience Store None 0

Drive time to nearest town Nineteen minutes to Ashbourne 0

GP Surgery None 0

Pharmacy None 0

Primary School Longford Primary School, Main Street, Longford DE6 3DR. 2 The school was at capacity in 2015.

Post Office None 0

Public House None (The Ostrich in Long Lane is not located within the 0 village)

Public Transport No scheduled services 0

Total Score Social 2

TOTAL SCORE 7

33 43 MARSTON MONTGOMERY

Estimated Resident Population: 200 Score

ECONOMIC INDICATORS

Businesses within/adjacent It is estimated that there are less than 6 employment 0 to settlement generating premises operating within the village. There are no strategically important employment sites within or adjacent to the village.

Relationship to There are no employment centres, strategically important or 1 Employment Centres/Sites major employment sites within 5 minutes drive. The outside settlement strategically important employment site at JCB Rocester is within a 10 minute drive of Marston Montgomery.

Total Score Economy 1

ENVIRONMENTAL INDICATORS

Agricultural Land Agricultural land around Marston Montgomery is in grades 3 2 Classification and 4. Between 50% to 80% of land adjoining the village is in Grade 3.

Landscape Capacity Two small areas of low landscape sensitivity. Two areas of 3 medium sensitivity – one moderate sized and one small. Remainder all high sensitivity.

Total Score Environmental 5

SOCIAL / COMMUNITY FACILITIES

Community Hall Coronation Hall, Weston Bank, Marston Montgomery 1

Convenience Store None 0

Drive time to nearest town Twelve minutes to Uttoxeter 0

GP Surgery None 0

Pharmacy None 0

Primary School Marston Montgomery Primary School, Thurvaston Road, DE6 5 2FF. The school had spare capacity in 2015.

Post Office None 0

Public House The Crown Inn, Riggs Lane, Marston Montgomery, DE6 2FF. 1

Public Transport Service operates 5 days a week and provides 3 services to 1 Ashbourne between 8 am and 6 pm on weekdays.

Total Score Social 8

TOTAL SCORE OVERALL 14

34 44

MATLOCK BATH

Estimated Resident Population: 675 Score

ECONOMIC INDICATORS

Businesses within/adjacent It is estimated that there are over 50 employment generating 10 to settlement premises operating within the village. There are no strategically important or major employment sites within or adjacent to the village.

Relationship to Employment There are no employment centres, strategically important 4 Centres/Sites outside employment sites or major employment sites within a five settlement minute drive. Matlock Town Centre, Wirksworth Town Centre and County Hall are all within a 10 minute drive of Matlock Bath.

Total Score Economy 14

ENVIRONMENTAL INDICATORS

Agricultural Land Agricultural land adjoining Matlock Bath is in agricultural grade 4 Classification 4.

Landscape Capacity All land around Matlock Bath is of high landscape sensitivity. 0

Total Score Environmental 4

SOCIAL / COMMUNITY FACILITIES

Community Hall Rooms for community use in Grand Pavilion, South Parade, 1 Matlock Bath Holy Trinity Church, Matlock Bath, DE4 3PU

Convenience Store Matlock General Stores, 40-42 North Parade, Matlock Bath 2 DE4 3NS

Drive time to nearest town Six minutes to Matlock 1

GP Surgery None 0

Pharmacy None 0

Primary School Matlock Bath Holy Trinity CE (Controlled) Primary.14 Clifton 4 Rd, Matlock Bath, DE4 3PW. The school had spare capacity in 2015.

Post Office None 0

Public House Fishpond, 204 South Parade, Matlock Bath. DE4 3NR 1 Princess Victoria, 174-176 South Parade, Matlock Bath. DE4 3NR

Public Transport Both bus and train services operate seven days a week 4 providing an average of at least 2 buses or trains an hour to Bakewell, Matlock and Derby between 8 am and 6 pm

Total Score Social 13

TOTAL SCORE 31

35 45

MIDDLETON

Estimated Resident Population: 750 Score

ECONOMIC INDICATORS

Businesses within/adjacent It is estimated that there are less than 6 employment 0 to settlement generating premises operating within the village. There are no strategically important or major employment sites within the village.

Relationship to Wirksworth Town Centre and the major employment site at 3 Employment Centres/Sites Ravenstor Road Industrial Estate in Wirksworth are both outside settlement within 5 minutes drive of Middleton.

Total Score Economy 3

ENVIRONMENTAL INDICATORS

Agricultural Land Agricultural land adjoining Middleton is in agricultural grade 4 Classification 4.

Landscape Capacity One small site of low landscape sensitivity. Two sites of 2 medium sensitivity – one moderate sized and one small. Remainder all high sensitivity.

Total Score Environmental 6

SOCIAL / COMMUNITY FACILITIES

Community Hall Middleton Village Hall, Main Street, Middleton DE4 2LU 1

Convenience Store None 0

Drive time to nearest town Five minutes to Wirksworth 2

GP Surgery None 0

Pharmacy None 0

Primary School Middleton Primary School, Main Street, Middleton, DE4 4 4LQ. The school had spare capacity in 2015.

Post Office Office open three days a week in The Nelson Arms, Main 1 Street, Middleton, DE4 4LU.

Public House Rising Sun, Rise End, Middleton, Matlock, Derbyshire DE4 1 4LS The Nelson Arms, Main Street, Middleton, DE4 4LU

Public Transport Services 7 days a week, with weekday services providing 3 over 10 services to Matlock and Wirksworth between 8 am and 6 pm

Total Score Social 12

TOTAL SCORE 21

36 46

NORTHWOOD

Estimated Resident Population: 625 Score

ECONOMIC INDICATORS

Businesses within/adjacent It is estimated that there are between 16 and 20 employment 7 to settlement generating premises operating in the village. The strategically important Alcoa site (formerly Firth Rixson) at Dale Road North is within/adjacent to the village.

Relationship to The major employment site at Molyneux Business Park at 5 Employment Centres/Sites Darley Dale is within a five minute drive. Matlock Town outside settlement Centre and the strategically important employment site at County Hall, Matlock are within a ten minute drive, as is Bakewell Town Centre.

Total Score Economy 12

ENVIRONMENTAL INDICATORS

Agricultural Land Agricultural land adjoining Northwood is in agricultural grades 4 Classification 3 and 4, over 80% in grade 4.

Landscape Capacity One moderate sized area of low landscape sensitivity. All 2 remaining land of high sensitivity.

Total Score Environmental 6

SOCIAL / COMMUNITY FACILITIES

Community Hall None 0

Convenience Store None 0

Drive time to nearest town Eleven minutes to Matlock 0

GP Surgery None 0

Pharmacy None 0

Primary School None 0

Post Office None 0

Public House None 0

Public Transport Services 7 days a week, with weekday services providing an 4 average of at least 2 buses an hour to Matlock and Bakewell between 8 am and 6 pm

Total Score Social 4

TOTAL SCORE OVERALL 22

37 47 ROSTON

Estimated Resident Population: 125 Score

ECONOMIC INDICATORS

Businesses within/adjacent It is estimated that there are less than 6 employment 0 to settlement generating premises operating within the village. There are no strategically important or major employment sites within the village.

Relationship to There are no employment centres, strategically important 1 Employment Centres/Sites employment sites or major employment sites within a five outside settlement minute drive. The strategically important employment site at JCB Rocester is within a 10 minute drive of the village.

Total Score Economy 1

ENVIRONMENTAL INDICATORS

Agricultural Land Agricultural land adjoining Roston is in agricultural grade 4. 4 Classification

Landscape Capacity One moderate sized area of low landscape sensitivity. Three 4 moderate sized areas of medium sensitivity. All remaining land of high sensitivity.

Total Score Environmental 8

SOCIAL / COMMUNITY FACILITIES

Community Hall Mary Clowes Hall, Lid Lane, Roston 1

Convenience Store None 0

Drive time to nearest town Fourteen minutes to Ashbourne 0

GP Surgery None 0

Pharmacy None 0

Primary School Norbury Church of England Primary School, Lid Lane, 3 Roston DE6 2EG. The school had limited spare capacity in 2015.

Post Office None 0

Public House Roston Inn, Mill Lane, Roston DE6 2EE 1

Public Transport None 0

Total Score Social 5

TOTAL SCORE 14

38 48 ROWSLEY

Estimated Resident Population: 475 (includes part of village within National Park) Score

ECONOMIC INDICATORS

Businesses within/adjacent It is estimated that there are between 41 and 45 employment 8 to settlement generating premises operating within the village. There are no strategically important or major employment sites within or adjacent to the village.

Relationship to Employment The major employment sites at Alcoa (formerly Firth Rixson) 3 Centres/Sites outside Dale Road North and the Molyneux Business Park in Darley settlement Dale are within a 5 minute drive of the village. Bakewell Town Centre is within a 10 minute drive.

Total Score Economy 11

ENVIRONMENTAL INDICATORS

Agricultural Land Agricultural land adjoining Rowsley is in agricultural grade 4. 4 Classification

Landscape Capacity One moderate sized area of medium landscape sensitivity. All 1 remaining land of high sensitivity.

Total Score Environmental 5

SOCIAL / COMMUNITY FACILITIES

Community Hall Rowsley Village Hall, School Lane, DE4 2EE.* 1 Rowsley Methodist School Room, Chatsworth Road, DE4 2EJ

Convenience Store Country Store, Chatsworth Road DE4 2EH 2 Rowsley Post Office, Church Lane, Rowsley, DE4 2EA * ( n.b. Although mostly given over to plants, flowers and gifts, the Old Station Country Store in the Peak Shopping Village, also sells some convenience goods)

Drive time to nearest town Seven minutes to Bakewell 1

GP Surgery None 0

Pharmacy None 0

Primary School Rowlsey Church of England Primary School, Woodhouse Rd, 5 Rowsley, DE4 2ED *. The school had spare capacity in 2015.

Post Office Rowsley Post Office, Church Lane, DE4 2EA* 1

Public House Grouse & Claret, Old Station Close, Rowsley DE4 2EB 1

Public Transport Bus services 7 days a week, with weekday services providing an 4 average of at least 2 buses an hour to Matlock between 8 am and 6 pm

Total Score Social 15

TOTAL SCORE 31 * Facility is located within the Peak District National Park outside of Derbyshire Dales Local Plan Area.

39 49

SUDBURY

Estimated Resident Population: 125 Score

ECONOMIC INDICATORS

Businesses within/adjacent It is estimated that there are between 6 and 10 employment 1 to settlement generating premises operating within the village. There are no major employment sites within the village.

Relationship to The strategically important employment site at Dove Valley 7 Employment Centres/Sites Park and the major employment site at Sudbury Prison are outside settlement both within a 5 minute drive. Uttoxeter Town Centre, and the strategically important employment sites of Dovefields Retail and Business Park, and Dovegate Prison near Marchington are all within a 10 minute drive.

Total Score Economy 8

ENVIRONMENTAL INDICATORS

Agricultural Land Agricultural land adjoining Sudbury/Oaks Green is in 1 Classification agricultural grade 3.

Landscape Capacity All surrounding land is of high sensitivity. 0

Total Score Environmental 1

SOCIAL / COMMUNITY FACILITIES

Community Hall Parish Rooms, Gib Lane, Sudbury 1

Convenience Store Sudbury Stores, Main Rd, Sudbury DE6 5HS 2

Drive time to nearest town Nine minutes to Uttoxeter 1

GP Surgery The Dove River Practice, Gib Lane, Sudbury, DE6 5HY 3

Pharmacy None 0

Primary School Sudbury Primary School, School Lane, Sudbury DE6 5HZ. 5 The school had spare capacity in 2015.

Post Office Sudbury Stores, Main Rd, Sudbury DE6 5HS 1

Public House Vernon Arms, Main Rd, Sudbury DE6 5HG 1

Public Transport Services 7 days a week providing 11 services to Uttoxeter 3 and Burton between 8 am and 6 pm on weekdays

Total Score Social 17

TOTAL SCORE OVERALL 26

40 50 TANSLEY

Estimated Resident Population: 925 Score

ECONOMIC INDICATORS

Businesses within/adjacent It is estimated that Tansley has between 6 and 10 employment 5 to settlement generating premises operating within the village. The major employment site at Brookfield Industrial Estate is within/adjacent to the village.

Relationship to Employment Tansley is within 5 minutes drive of Matlock Town Centre and 10 5 Centres/Sites outside minutes of the strategically important employment sites at settlement County Hall, Matlock.

Total Score Economy 10

ENVIRONMENTAL INDICATORS

Agricultural Land Agricultural land adjoining Tansley is in agricultural grade 4. 4 Classification

Landscape Capacity Two areas of low landscape sensitivity – one moderate sized 4 and one small. Three areas of medium sensitivity – two moderate sized and one small. All remaining land of high sensitivity.

Total Score Environmental 8

SOCIAL / COMMUNITY FACILITIES

Community Hall Tansley Community Hall, Church Street, Tansley, DE4 5FE 1 Tansley Village Hall, Church Street, Tansley, DE4 5FH

Convenience Store None 0

Drive time to nearest town Five minutes to Matlock 2

GP Surgery None 0

Pharmacy None 0

Primary School Tansley Primary School, Gold Hill, Matlock DE4 5FG. The 4 school had spare capacity in 2015.

Post Office Post Office is open for three hours every Friday at Tansley 0 Methodist Church, Church Street Tansley DE4 5FE

Public House The Gate Inn, The Knoll, Tansley DE4 5FN 1 Royal Oak Inn, The Cliff, Tansley DE4 5FY The Tavern, Nottingham Road, Tansley DE4 5FR

Public Transport Bus service operates 6 days a week and provides 5 services to 2 Matlock and Alfreton between 8 am and 6 pm on weekdays.

Total Score Social 10

TOTAL SCORE 28

41 51 APPENDIX B: TABLE OF INDICATORS, SCORING METHODOLOGY AND SOURCES OF INFORMATION

INDICATORS SCORING METHODOLOGY SOURCE OF INFORMATION ECONOMIC INDICATORS Businesses Score 0 to 10: to reflect number of businesses generating Businesses within adjacent employment within the settlement not on large employment identified to settlement sites. primarily by site survey. 0 = 0 to 5 businesses 1 = 6 to 10 2 = 11 to 15 3 = 16 to 20 4 = 21 to 25 5 = 26 to 30 6 = 31 to 35 7 = 36 to 40 8 = 41 to 45 9 = 46 to 50 10 = over 50

Score 4 for major employment site located within or adjacent to the settlement.

Relationship to Employment centres/sites within 5 minute drive: Drive times Employment Score 4 for Ashbourne town centre calculated using Centres/Sites Score 4 for Matlock town centre Google Maps outside Score 2 for Wirksworth town centre settlement Score 2 for each strategically important employment site Score 1 for each major employment site Score 1 for Matlock Bath

Within 6 to 10 minute drive: Score 2 for Ashbourne town centre Score 2 for Matlock town centre Score 2 for Uttoxeter town centre Score 1 for Wirksworth town centre Score 1 for Bakewell town centre Score 1 for each strategically important employment site

ENVIRONMENT INDICATORS Agricultural Score 0 : where over 80% of surrounding agricultural land is in Agricultural Land Grades 2 and/or 3 where over 50% is in Grade 2 Land Classification Score 1: where over 80% of surrounding agricultural land is in Classification Grade 2 and/or 3 Map East Score 2 : where between 50 to 80% of surrounding agricultural Midlands land is in Grade 2 and /or 3 Region - ALC005 Score 3 : where between 50 to 80% of surrounding agricultural land is in Grade 4 and/or 5 Score 4 : where over 80% of surrounding agricultural land is in

42 52 Grade 4/5

Landscape See explanation provided at Appendix E Capacity SOCIAL INDICATORS Community Hall Score 1 if present, 0 if not Site survey (A Community Hall provides space for local groups and societies to meet and engage in recreation or pursue common interests, rooms which are used solely for the purpose of holding Parish Council meetings are not included within this term) Convenience Score 2 if present, 0 if not. Site Survey Store (A Convenience Store is normally defined as a shop selling a range of everyday items e.g. food, newspapers, drink. In two villages, there is no convenience store, but there is a vending machine selling convenience goods, in these two cases a score of 1 has been assigned instead of 2 normally assigned to a convenience store.) Drive time to Score 2 if within 5 minute drive time, score 1 if within 6 to 10 Google Maps nearest town minutes, score 0 if over 10 minutes. (The times shown are drive times estimated by Google Maps with traffic on mid-morning journeys. A central point within each settlement has been used for calculating drive time.) GP Surgery Score 3 if present, 0 if not Site Survey and internet search Pharmacy Score 1 if present, 0 if not Site Survey and internet search Primary School Score 5 if spare capacity of over 20 pupils, 4 if spare capacity over Derbyshire 10 pupils, 3 if between 1 and 10 pupils, 2 if school in settlement County Council but no spare capacity at present, 0 if no school. Post Office Score 1 if present, 0 if not Site survey and (Some Post Offices in small villages are not open everday Monday internet search to Saturday. If a Post Office is open at least three days a week, it has been given a score of 1, if it is only open on 2 days or less, it has not been given a score, although the facility has been noted in the audits) Public House Score 1 if present, 0 if not Site survey and internet search Public Score 4 for settlements with services 7 days a week, with Public Transport Transport weekday services providing an average of at least 2 buses or in Derbyshire & trains an hour to a town between 8 am and 6 pm the Peak District Score 3 for settlements with services 7 days a week, with weekday services providing between 10 to 19 services between 8 am and 6 pm Score 2 for settlements with services 6 days a week or services providing between 5 to 9 services between 8 am and 6 pm on weekdays. Score 1 for settlements with services 5 days a week or services providing less than 5 services between 8 am and 6 pm on weekdays. Score 0 for settlements with no scheduled services.

43 53 APPENDIX C: BUSINESSES PROVIDING EMPLOYMENT IN ASSESSED SETTLEMENTS

BUSINESSES / ORGANISATIONS WITH PREMISES PROVIDING EMPLOYMENT IN BONSALL No Name Address Business 1 Auto Engineering, 18 Yeoman Street Garage 2 Barley Mow The Dale Public House 3 Fountain Tea Rooms 1 Yeoman Street Café 4 Fountain Shop Rear 1 Yeoman Street Convenience Shop 5 Hollies Farm and Plant Abel Lane, Uppertown Garden Centre Centre, Uppertown, Bonsall 6 Kings Head 62 Yeoman Street Public House 7 Bonsall Primary School Church Street Education 8 R.C. Taylor and Son Penmaric, Town Head Road Haulage 9 H.Strange and Son The Fountain, The Dale Electrical Contractors

BUSINESSES / ORGANISATIONS WITH PREMISES PROVIDING EMPLOYMENT IN BRAILSFORD No Name Address Business 1 Brailsford Golf Club/Four Pools Head Lane, off Golf Club, driving Seasons Golf Centre Hall Lane range, and club house 2 W Jones & Sons Family Main Road Funeral Funeral Service Services/Directors 3 Rose and Crown Public Main Road Public House House 4 The Garage Brailsford Main Road Garage, sales and ‘Watson and Cook’ repairs 5 Pine and Interiors Bullock Lane, off Main Pine Furniture – Road manufacture and sales 6 Brailsford Ironcraft Saracens Head Irongates, railings, Workshops, Main Road homewares 7 The Deli Café at Brailsford Saracens Head Deli, café Workshops, Main Road 8 Radar Finance Saracens Head Finance and Workshops, Main Road leasing company 9 Meynell Saddlery Saracens Head Saddlery, clothing, Workshops, Main Road home, garden accessories 10 Henrys Pine and Oak Saracens Coaching Pine and Oak Furniture House, Main Road furniture manufacture and sales 11 Brailsford C of E Primary Main Road Education School 12 Brailsford Stores and Post Main Road Convenience Store office and Post Office

44 54 BUSINESSES / ORGANISATIONS WITH PREMISES PROVIDING EMPLOYMENT IN BRAILSFORD No Name Address Business 13 Blueberry Tea Rooms 13 Main Road Tea Rooms/ cafe 14 Clarke Interiors Main Road Furnishings and Upholstery business 15 Brailsford Medical Centre The Green GP’s and prescription dispensary (dispensary only 8.30-10.30) 16 Stone works Express Court Yard, Stone works, floor Luke Lane and wall tiles and paving sales and manufacture

BUSINESSES / ORGANISATIONS WITH PREMISES PROVIDING EMPLOYMENT IN BRASSINGTON No Name Address Business 1 Brassington Primary School School Hill Education 2 Brockweld Aluminium Unit 4, Miners Hill Metal Products Services 3 Miners Arms Miners Hills Public House 4 Ye Olde Gate Inn Well Street Public House 5 Miners Hill Garage Unit 5, Miners Hill Motor Repairs 6 Old Farmhouse Furniture Unit 8, Miners Hill Furniture

BUSINESSES / ORGANISATIONS WITH PREMISES PROVIDING EMPLOYMENT IN CARSINGTON No Name Address Business 1 Miners Arms Public House Main Street Public House 2 Carsington and Hopton C of Back Lane Education E Primary School 3 Aristocats Cattery Bank House, Main Cattery Street

BUSINESSES / ORGANISATIONS WITH PREMISES PROVIDING EMPLOYMENT IN CLIFTON No Name Address Business 1 Cock Inn Cross Side Public House 2 Clifton Primary School Cross Side Education 3 Peak Fuels Old Coal Yard, Watery Fuel supplies Lane

45 55 BUSINESSES / ORGANISATIONS WITH PREMISES PROVIDING EMPLOYMENT IN CROMFORD No Name Address Business 1 Cromford Garage 24 Water Lane Garage 2 Scissors and Co 24 Water Lane Hairdressers 3 Walker’s Garage 27 Water Lane Garage 4 Scarthin Books Scarthin Retail 5 Post Office Scarthin Post Office 6 Boat Inn Scarthin Public House 7 The Market Place 16/18 The Market Place Restaurant Restaurant/Tapas Terrace Bar 8 Huntley and Green 14 Market Place Retail-food Delicatessen 9 Robinsons of Cromford 22 Market Place Take Away fish and chips 10 This That and T’Other Market Place Retail 11 Mystical Crystals 36 Market Place Retail 12 The Market Place Howards Cromford Hill Retail 13 Biddy’s Vintage Tea Room The Old Bakery 11-13 Café Market Place 14 Elements Beauty 17-19 Market Place Beautician 15 Wellingtons chip shop and 27 Market Place Restaurant and cafe take away 16 Taylor Wilde Chocolatier Unit 3 11-13 Market Retail-food Place 17 Cromford Studio and Unit 4 Market PlaceE Art Gallery Gallery 18 Q Eye 24 Market Place Retail 19 Malcolm David Smith Studio & Attic Retail and Contemporary Furniture Gallery, 29 Market workshop Place 20 Arkwright General Store 39 Market Place Retail 21 Antiques and Hardware Market Place Retail 22 Cromford News Agent 41 Market Place Retail 23 Anthony Andrews 7 The Hill Retail-food Traditional Butcher 24 Bell Inn 47 The Hill Public House 25 Cromford C of E Primary North Street School School 26 Cromford Hill Hand Car The Hill Car Wash Wash 27 Slinter Mining Company Chestnut House, 183 Mining The Hill 28 La Farge Tarmac Dene Quarry, The Hill Tarmac 29 Rachel and Co Water Lane Hairdresser 30 Tor Cafe A6 Cafe 31 Millpond Community Hall Water Lane Community 32 Home Products 16-18 Water Lane Retail 33 Interiors and Antiques 12 New St Retail 34 Siddals Plants and Crafts Cromford Mill Retail

46 56 BUSINESSES / ORGANISATIONS WITH PREMISES PROVIDING EMPLOYMENT IN CROMFORD No Name Address Business 35 Heritage Antiques Cromford Mill Retail 36 The Gallery Cromford Mill Gallery 37 Quilt Essential Cromford Mill Retail 38 Mill Takeaway Cromford Mill Take away 39 Christian Guild Cromford Mill Christian holidays 40 Peak District Rural Cromford Mill Housing Housing Association Association 41 Traditional Cheese Shop Cromford Mill Retail-food 42 Canal Shop Cromford Mill Retail 43 Wheatcroft’s Wharf Cafe Cromford Mill Café 44 Mill Yard Restaurant Cromford Mill Restaurant

BUSINESSES / ORGANISATIONS WITH PREMISES PROVIDING EMPLOYMENT IN DARLEY BRIDGE No Name Address Business 1 Square and Compass Main Road Public House 2 Three Stage Head 33 Main Road Public House 3 B.J. Waters Bridge Garage, Main Garage/Haulage Road 4 South Darley Primary School Darley Bridge Education 5 Ivanbrook Nursing Eversleigh Rise Nursing Home

BUSINESSES / ORGANISATIONS WITH PREMISES PROVIDING EMPLOYMENT IN DARLEY DALE No Name Address Business 1 Grouse Inn Dale Road North Public House 2 Go Local Crowstones Road Convenience Store 3 Darley Dale Fish Bar 15 Dale Road North Hot Food 4 Wrights Farm Shop 11 Dale Road North Retail 5 The Cob Shop 9 Dale Road North Retail 6 Cornucopia 7 Dale Road North Retail 7 Espresso 5 Dale Road North Café 8 Canton Cuisine Dale Road North Hot Food 9 Darley Discounts Dale Road North Retail 10 The Whitworth Centre Dale Road North Community use 11 Barringtons Station Road Public House/Restaurant 12 Emma Kates Hair Design Station Road Shop Studio 13 Two Dales News Agency Station Road Shop 14 Derbyshire County Council Station Road Offices and Store Depot 15 Station Road Motors Station Road Motor repairs 16 Markovitz Limited Old Road Plumbers and Builders

47 57 BUSINESSES / ORGANISATIONS WITH PREMISES PROVIDING EMPLOYMENT IN DARLEY DALE No Name Address Business merchants 17 Milner Off Road Old Road Motor parts 18 Peak UK Kayaking Limited Old Road Office 19 Slaters Plastikard Old Road Offices and storage 20 John Gregory and Sons Victoria Saw Mill, Old Retail and Trade Limited Road 21 DFS Distribution Centre Old Road Retail and Warehouse 22 Young Explorers Day Nursery Old Road Nursery 23 Ashmere Nursing Home Bakewell Road Nursing 24 Longmeadow Care Home Bakewell Road Residential Care 25 Phoenix IT Services Off Bakewell Road IT 26 Post Office Two Dales Chesterfield Road Retail and PO 27 Darley Dale Medical Centre Columbell Way Health care 28 The Barbers Shop Chesterfield Road Shop 29 Old Corner Stone 3 Chesterfield Road Retail 30 Pharmacy Chesterfield Road Retail 31 Underhall Dale Road South Residential Care 32 Two Dales Garage Ladygrove Mill Motor Repairs 33 White Peak Saddlery Shop Ladygrove Mill Retail 34 First Taste Ladygrove Mill Arts Charity 35 Forest Garden Centre Oddford Lane Garden Centre 36 Spar Filling Station Dale Road South Petrol Station 37 Darley Dale Primary School Greenaway Lane Education 38 Mencap Centre Greenaway Lane Health 39 St. Elphin’s House St.Elphin’s Park Retirement Village 40 Shand House (Derbyshire Normanhurst Park Offices County Council) 41 Orangery Restaurant St. Elphin’s Park Restaurant 42 Whitworth Hospital Bakewell Road Health 43 Churchtown Primary School Church Road, Education Churchtown 44 Church Inn Church Road Public House 45 Peak Antiques Dale Road North Retail 46 AIP Financial Planners Denham House Dale Office Road North 47 Paul Plumbing Services Dale Road North Plumbing Limited Merchants 48 Cutting it Dale Road North Barbers 49 Club Vini Warney Road Wine Retailer

BUSINESSES / ORGANISATIONS WITH PREMISES PROVIDING EMPLOYMENT IN DOVERIDGE No Name Address Business 1 Cavendish Arms Derby Road Public House 2 Doveridge Primary School Chapel Green Education

48 58 BUSINESSES / ORGANISATIONS WITH PREMISES PROVIDING EMPLOYMENT IN DOVERIDGE No Name Address Business 3 Steve Foster Cavendish Lodge, Crane Hire Derby Road 4 Voyage Care Dove House, Derby Specialist Road Residential 5 Doveridge Village Store and 26 High St Convenience Store Post Office and Post Office

BUSINESSES / ORGANISATIONS WITH PREMISES PROVIDING EMPLOYMENT IN HULLAND WARD No Name Address Business 1 The Nags Head Public House Main Road Public House 2 Tineke Floral Designs The Old Bakehouse, Florist Main Road 3 Hulland Ward Garage Main Road MOTs, services, repairs, sales 4 Hulland Ward Medical Centre Main Road GP Practice 5 The Flower House Main Road Florists and gift sales 6 Richard Traves Motor Repairs Main Road Vehicle repairs 7 Hulland C of E Primary Firs Avenue Education School 8 Black Horse Public House Main Road Public House and accommodation

BUSINESSES / ORGANISATIONS WITH PREMISES PROVIDING EMPLOYMENT IN KIRK IRETON No Name Address Business 1 The Stable Shop – Kirk Ireton Main Street Village shop/convenience store 2 Barley Mow Inn Main Street Public House 3 Kirk Ireton C of E Primary Main Street Education School

BUSINESSES / ORGANISATIONS WITH PREMISES PROVIDING EMPLOYMENT IN KNIVETON No Name Address Business 1 Kniveton C of E Primary Main Street Education School 2 Red Lion Public House Main Street Public House

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BUSINESSES / ORGANISATIONS WITH PREMISES PROVIDING EMPLOYMENT IN LONGFORD No Name Address Business 1 Longford Primary School Main Street Education 2 Robert J. Wakefield Longford Lane Haulage

BUSINESSES / ORGANISATIONS WITH PREMISES PROVIDING EMPLOYMENT IN MARSTON MONTGOMERY No Name Address Business 1 The Crown Inn Riggs Lane Public House 2 Marston Montgomery Primary Thurvaston Road Education School

BUSINESSES / ORGANISATIONS WITH PREMISES PROVIDING EMPLOYMENT IN MATLOCK BATH No Name Address Business 1 Peacocks Masson Mills Retail 2 Pavers Masson Mills Retail 3 Edinburgh Woolen Mill Masson Mills Retail 4 The Tea Room Masson Mills Café 5 Ponden Home Masson Mills Retail 6 Tree Top Tumble Masson Mills Lesiure 7 Working Textile Museum Masson Mills Museum 8 Masson House 86 Derby Road Care Home 9 High Tor 170 Dale Road Hotel 10 Matlock Bath Youth centre 224 Dale Road Community 11 Ardean Garage 246 Dale Road Garage 12 The Midland 1 North Parade Pub 13 The Balti 256 Dale Road Restaurant 14 County and Station 258-260 Dale Rd Pub 15 Heights of Abraham Dale Road Tourist attraction 16 Train Station Dale Road Train station 17 Whistlestop Countryside Dale Road Leisure Centre 18 Canvas Hairdressing Unisex Holme Road Hairdresser 19 Heart Jewel Buddists Centre Holme Road Religious centre 20 Hodgkinsons Hotel 150 South Parade Hotel 21 Matlock Bath Holy Trinity 14 Clifton Road School Primary School 22 Holy Trinity church 8 Derby Road Church 23 Gulliver’s Kingdom Temple Walk Lesiure 24 Quiller Byron House, Holme Sports Clothing Road Distributor 25 Peak District Lead Mining Grand Pavilion, South Museum Museum Parade 26 Fishpond Freehouse South Parade Pub 27 Raft Restaurant South Parade restaurant

50 60 BUSINESSES / ORGANISATIONS WITH PREMISES PROVIDING EMPLOYMENT IN MATLOCK BATH No Name Address Business 28 Halls Derbyshire South Parade Café 29 Riverside Kiosk 195 South Parade Kiosk 30 Art Shop South Parade Retail 31 Real Fudge Company South Parade Retail 32 Haunted company South Parade Leisure 33 China Rose 190 South Parade Restaurant and takeaway 34 Noodle Inn South Parade Restaurant and Takeaway 35 Cherry’s Cafe 190 South Parade Café 36 Hereditary Breast cancer South Parade Retail hospice 37 EQ Travel South Parade Travel agents/fair trade 38 Airmax Piercing South Parade Piercing 39 Ritas Fish Bar South Parade Restaurant and takeaway 40 Georgia Mae Bridal The Riverside South Retail Parade 41 Arella The Riverside South Retail Parade 42 Caffe Maurizo Unit 1 South Parade Café 43 Harry Hall’s amusements South Parade Amusements 44 Princess Victoria 174-176 South Parade Pub 45 Charles 170 South Parade B and B/ Restaurant 46 Riverside fish and Chips 196 South Parade Restaurant and takeaway 47 Bikers Gearbox South Parade Retail 48 OGK South Parade Retail 49 Tallisman 148 North Parade Retail 50 Kostas 138 North Parade Restaurant and Takeaway 51 Matlock Bath halls and North Parade Café Derbyshire 52 Lillybanks Café North Parade Café 53 The Promenade Fish bar and North Parade Restaurant and restaurant takeaway 54 Riva 124-126 North Parade Restaurant and Pub 55 Hall Traditional Fish and 124 The Promenade Restaurant and Chips takeaway 56 Aquarium Amusements 110 North Parade amusements 57 Victorian Tea Shop 114 North Parade Café 58 Original Victorian thermal North Parade Leisure baths 59 Puddin’ on the Ritz 62 North Parade cafe 60 Green Bottles Coffee lounge North Parade Café 61 The chocolate shop 52 North Parade Retail-food 62 Matlock Bath Indoor Markets North Parade Markets

51 61 BUSINESSES / ORGANISATIONS WITH PREMISES PROVIDING EMPLOYMENT IN MATLOCK BATH No Name Address Business 63 The Bank Note 44/48 North Parade Cafe 64 Riverside Tea Rooms 44 North Parade Café 65 Matlock Bath General Store 40 North Parade Retail 66 Eaton Crown China Ltd North Parade Retail 67 Biker Clearance North Parade Retail 68 Vintage Daisys North Parade Retail 69 Electronic cigarettes North Parade Retail 70 Matlock Bath Tattoo Unit 7 George Centre Tattooist 30 North Parade 71 La Caverna Ristoronte 30 North Parade Restaurant 72 Rosies Dad Brett North Parade Retail 73 Truly Scrumptious North Parade Café 74 Taste of the Waves 22-24 North Parade Restaurant and Takeaway 75 Hot tub Ware house North Parade Retail 76 Tukers Fish and Chips 18 North Parade Restaurant and Takeaway 77 Collectors shop North Parade Retail 78 When the clock strikes three North Parade Café 79 Fabric Design North Parade Retail 80 The Temple Hotel Temple Walk Hotel 81 New Bath Hotel New Bath Road Hotel

BUSINESSES / ORGANISATIONS WITH PREMISES PROVIDING EMPLOYMENT IN MIDDLETON No Name Address Business 1 Nelson’s Arms The Green, Main Public house Street 2 Duke Street Garage 16 Chapel Lane Garage 3 Rising Sun Rise End Public house 4 Petts Stonemasons The Workshop, Chapel Stonemasons Lane 5 Middleton Community Primary Main St School School

BUSINESSES / ORGANISATIONS WITH PREMISES PROVIDING EMPLOYMENT IN ROSTON No Name Address Business 1 Norbury Church of England Lid Lane Education Primary School 2 Roston Inn Mill Lane Public House 3 DeVille and Lear Mill Lane Work, Mill Constructional Lane Engineers

52 62 BUSINESSES / ORGANISATIONS WITH PREMISES PROVIDING EMPLOYMENT IN NORTHWOOD No Name Address Business 1 Household Waste and Harrison Way Waste Disposal Recycling Centre 2 Gas Compound Harrison Way 3 Northwood Depot (District Harrison Way Local government Council) 4 Ashbrook Roofing and Harrison Way Warehouse Supplies 5 Shalimar Dale Road North Restaurant 6 Mole Country Store Brooklands Dale Road Retail/Warehouse North 7 Kems Auto Brooklands Dale Road Garage North 8 Matlock Transport Cote Hilloc Haulage 9 Strutt Engineering Dale Road North Engineering 10 White Peak Embroidery Unit 1 Villas Dale Road Retail North 11 Graces Tea Room Units 2 and 3 Dale Road Café North 12 Peak Rail (Office and Café) Rowsley South Station Harrison Way 13 Matt Savage 4x4 Parts and Unit 3 Unity Complex, Motor sales and Servicing Dale Road North repairs 14 T.D.I UK Unit 2 Unity Complex Polypipes Dale Road North 15 Darley Dale Garage Unit 1 Unity Complex Motor repairs Dale Road North 16 Unity Coach Works Unit 8 Unity Complex Commercial Dale Road North vehicle repair 17 Tollbar Racing Dale Road North Engineering 18 Matlock Electrical Dale Road North 19 Patchwork Direct (Heirs and Dale Road North Patchwork Graces) Supplies N.B. Alloa site (formely Firth Rixson) accounted for separately

BUSINESSES / ORGANISATIONS WITH PREMISES PROVIDING EMPLOYMENT IN ROWSLEY No Name Address Business 1 The Grouse & Claret Bakewell Road Public House 2 The Peacock Bakewell Road Public House 3 Rowsley CE Primary School School Lane School 4 Haddon Estate Building & Bridge House Farm, Offices/ Light Forestry Department School Lane Industry 5 TW Auto Engineers Unit 2, the Old Dairy, Industrial Station Close 6 Tyre Specialists Unit 3 The Old Dairy, Garage Station Close 7 Turners Ltd Art Supplies Old Station Close Offices/ Storage 8 Natural Stone Sales Ltd Old Station Close Storage &

53 63 BUSINESSES / ORGANISATIONS WITH PREMISES PROVIDING EMPLOYMENT IN ROWSLEY No Name Address Business Distribution 9 First Movement, The Level Old Station Close Storage & Centre Distribution 10 Peak Tractors Old Station Close Storage & Distribution 11 TA Drilling Old Station Close Storage & Distribution 12 TC Harrison Wye Bridge Garage, Old Garage Station Close 13 East Lodge Hotel Dale Road North Hotel 14 Country Store Chatsworth Road Retail 15 Gallery Top Chatsworth Road Retail 16 Mandale Memorials Chatsworth Road Workshop 17 Rowsley Post Office and Church Lane general Convenience store 18 Caudells Craft Centre Off A6 Retail and workshops 19 Baggage Factory Unit 1Peak Village Retail 20 The Works Unit 2 Peak Village Retail 21 Yeomans Unit 3 Peak Village Retail 22 Autonomy Unit 4 Peak Village Retail 23 Pavers Shoes Unit 5 Peak Village Retail 23 Alexara Unit 6 Peak Village Retail 25 The Woolroom Unit 7 Peak Village Retail 26 Authentic Furniture Unit 28 Peak Village Retail 27 Leading Labels Unit 9 Peak Village Retail 28 Holland and Barrett Unit 8 Peak Village Retail 29 Dolly’s Sweet Shop Peak Village Retail 30 Café Mosserellas Unit 21 Peak Village Retail 31 Ponden Mill Unit 22 Peak Village Retail 32 Edinburgh Woollen Mill Peak Village Retail 33 Field and Trek Unit 23 Peak Village Retail 34 Mountain Warehouse Unit 20/20aPeak Village Retail 35 Man’s World Unit 10 Peak Village Retail 36 Cotton Traders Unit 11Peak Village Retail 37 The Gift Company Unit 12 Peak Village Retail 38 Brand 3 Unit 13 Peak Village Retail 39 Peak Garden and Pet Unit 25 Peak Village Retail Supplies 40 Bamfords Auctioneers and Peak Village Retail Valuers 41 Old Station Country Store Peak Village Retail

BUSINESSES / ORGANISATIONS WITH PREMISES PROVIDING EMPLOYMENT IN SUDBURY No Name Address Business 1 Metwood Forge School Lane

54 64 BUSINESSES / ORGANISATIONS WITH PREMISES PROVIDING EMPLOYMENT IN SUDBURY No Name Address Business 2 Sudbury Hall (National Main Road Visitor Attraction Trust) 3 Sudbury Stores School Lane Convenience Shop & PO 4 Vernon Arms Main Road Public House 5 Wilds School Lane Butchers 6 HM Prison DE6 5HW Prison 7 Dove River Practice Gibb Lane Health 8 Growing Rural Enterprise Main Road Business Advice

BUSINESSES / ORGANISATIONS WITH PREMISES PROVIDING EMPLOYMENT IN TANSLEY No Name Address Business 1 The Gate Inn The Knoll Public House 2 Tansley Primary School Gold Hill Education 3 Tansley House Church Street Residential home 4 Lots of Pots Alfreton Road Garden Centre 5 Royal Oak The Cliff Pub 6 Charles Gregory and sons Tansley Sawmills Timber merchants Nottingham Road 7 The Tavern Nottingham Road Pub 8 Fosters Holly Lane Commercial Refrigerator 9 Pippy Oak/Tansley Teak Holly Lane Wood craftTan

55 65 APPENDIX D: PUBLIC TRANSPORT SERVICES IN ASSESSED SETTLEMENTS

PUBLIC TRANSPORT SERVING BONSALL Service Service Provider Route Number of Days a week Number Services of operation between 8 am and 6 pm 216 TM Transport Matlock – Sainsburys - Rail 8 6 Station – Cromford - Bonsall 212 G & J Holmes Bonsall - Derby 1 1

PUBLIC TRANSPORT SERVING BRAILSFORD Service Service Provider Route Number of Days a week Number Services of operation between 8 am and 6 pm Swift Trent Barton Derby – Ashbourne - Uttoxeter 14 7

PUBLIC TRANSPORT SERVING BRASSINGTON Service Service Provider Route Number of Days a week Number Services of operation between 8 am and 6 pm 110 Yourbus Matlock – Wirksworth - 5 6 Ashbourne

PUBLIC TRANSPORT SERVING CARSINGTON Service Service Provider Route Number of Days a week Number Services of operation between 8 am and 6 pm 110/111 Yourbus Matlock – Wirksworth - 8 7 Ashbourne

PUBLIC TRANSPORT SERVING CROMFORD Service Service Provider Route Number of Days a week Number Services of operation between 8 am and 6 pm 6.1 Trent Barton Bakewell – Matlock – 20 7 Wirksworth - Derby Transpeak High Peak Manchester –Buxton- 10 7 Bakewell – Matlock – Belper - Derby East Midlands Matlock - Derby 10 7 Trains 216 TM Transport Matlock – Sainsburys – Rail 8 6 Station – Cromford - Bonsall 141 Yourbus Ripley - Matlock 4 6 140 Yourbus and TM Alfreton - Matlock 4 7 Travel

56 66 PUBLIC TRANSPORT SERVING CLIFTON Service Service Provider Route Number of Days a week Number Services of operation between 8 am and 6 pm Dales Ashbourne Ashbourne - Tutbury 3 5 Connect Community Transport

PUBLIC TRANSPORT SERVING DARLEY BRIDGE Service Service Provider Route Number of Days a week Number Services of operation between 8 am and 6 pm 172 Hulleys of Baslow Matlock - Bakewell 8 6

PUBLIC TRANSPORT SERVING DARLEY DALE Service Service Provider Route Number of Days a week Number Services of operation between 8 am and 6 pm 6.1 Trent Barton Bakewell – Matlock – 10 7 Wirksworth - Derby Transpeak High Peak Manchester –Buxton- 10 7 Bakewell – Matlock – Belper - Derby 217/218 TM Travel Matlock - Chatsworth 5 7 172 Hulleys of Baslow Matlock - Bakewell 8 6

PUBLIC TRANSPORT SERVING DOVERIDGE Service Service Provider Route Number of Days a week Number Services of operation between 8 am and 6 pm 1 Arriva Uttoxeter - Burton 11 7

PUBLIC TRANSPORT SERVING HULLAND WARD Service Service Provider Route Number of Days a week Number Services of operation between 8 am and 6 pm 113 Yourbus Ashbourne- Belper 5 6 114 Yourbus Ashbourne - Derby 4 6

PUBLIC TRANSPORT SERVING KIRK IRETON Service Service Provider Route Number of Days a week Number Services of operation between 8 am and 6 pm 103 High Peak Ashbourne to Kirk Ireton 4 6

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PUBLIC TRANSPORT SERVING KNIVETON Service Service Provider Route Number of Days a week Number Services of operation between 8 am and 6 pm 110 Yourbus Matlock – Ashbourne - 9 7 Wirksworth

PUBLIC TRANSPORT SERVING MARSTON MONTGOMERY Service Service Provider Route Number of Days a week Number Services of operation between 8 am and 6 pm Dales Ashbourne Tutbury - Ashbourne 3 5 Connect Community Transport

PUBLIC TRANSPORT SERVING MATLOCK BATH Service Service Provider Route Number of Days a week Number Services of operation between 8 am and 6 pm 6.1 Trent Barton Derby – Wirksworth – Matlock 20 7 - Bakewell Transpeak High Peak Manchester –Buxton- 10 7 Bakewell – Matlock – Belper - Derby 110/111 Yourbus Matlock – Wirksworth - 7 7 Ashbourne East Midlands Matlock - Derby 10 7 Trains 140 Yourbus and TM Alfreton - Matlock 4 7 Travel 141 Yourbus Ripley - Matlock 4 6

PUBLIC TRANSPORT SERVING MIDDLETON Service Service Provider Route Number of Days a week Number Services of operation between 8 am and 6 pm 6.1 Trent Barton Bakewell – Matlock – 10 7 Wirksworth – Belper - Derby 110 Yourbus Matlock – Wirksworth - 7 7 Ashbourne

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PUBLIC TRANSPORT SERVING NORTHWOOD Service Service Provider Route Number of Days a week Number Services of operation between 8 am and 6 pm 6.1 Trent Barton Bakewell – Matlock – 10 7 Wirksworth – Belper - Derby Transpeak High Peak Manchester –Buxton- 10 7 Bakewell – Matlock – Belper - Derby 217/218 TM Travel Matlock- Chatsworth 5 7

PUBLIC TRANSPORT SERVING ROWSLEY Service Service Provider Route Number of Days a week Number Services of operation between 8 am and 6 pm 6.1 Trent Barton Bakewell – Matlock – 10 7 Wirksworth – Belper - Derby Transpeak High Peak Manchester –Buxton- Bakewell 10 7 – Matlock – Belper - Derby 217/218 TM Travel Matlock- Chatsworth 5 7

PUBLIC TRANSPORT SERVING SUDBURY Service Service Provider Route Number of Days a week Number Services of operation between 8 am and 6 pm 1 Arriva Uttixeter - Burton 11 7 Dales Ashbourne Tutbury - Ashbourne 3 5 Connect Community Transport

PUBLIC TRANSPORT SERVING TANSLEY Service Service Provider Route Number of Days a week Number Services of operation between 8 am and 6 pm 150 DW Coaches Clay Cross – Alfreton - Matlock 5 6

59 69 APPENDIX E: Scoring of Settlements in relation to Landscape Capacity and further information on the Landscape Sensitivity Report

Wardell Armstrong were commissioned by Derbyshire Dales District Council to undertake a Landscape Sensitivity Study of settlements within the District. The aim of the study is to assess the sensitivity of the landscape surrounding settlements to housing development. The Study was undertaken through a combination of desk study and field survey.

The desktop study included researching available documentation relating to the identified areas, including the identification of sensitive environmental receptors which could affect landscape value. A GIS database was used to locate environmental assets within the areas of search, including the Peak District National Park, nature conservation sites, heritage assets, flood zones and topography.

The field survey utilised Assessment Sheets which listed the identified assets and features within each area of search. These sheets were then used to determine in broad terms the sensitivity of the landscape surrounding settlements, based on factors such as land use, the nature of the adjacent settlement edge, designated land and important features relating to landscape, heritage, ecology and hydrology. Land within the areas of search was then assessed as being of high, medium or low sensitivity. The Study describes these terms as follows:

High sensitivity: Land with a high susceptibility to change and/or which is of high value, e.g. land adjacent to or visually prominent from the PDNP or WHS, land outside of the settlement pattern, land which has high visual prominence, land which contributes to heritage or ecological assets.

Medium sensitivity: Land with a medium susceptibility to change and/or which is of medium value, e.g. land which has medium visual prominence, land which partially contributes to heritage or ecological assets.

Low sensitivity: Land with a low susceptibility to change and/or which is of low value, e.g. land within the settlement pattern, land with low visual prominence, land which has no or very limited contribution to heritage or ecological assets.

It should be noted that the Landscape Sensitivity Study was undertaken to provide information of use at a strategic level. More detailed surveys at a finer grain may reveal variations in sensitivity.

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60 70 Approach taken in Settlement Assessment: The Wardell Armstrong Study shows that most of the District has High Landscape Sensitivity. The Table below therefore is based upon those areas close to settlements, which are not considered of high landscape sensitivity, and therefore, should have greater capacity to accommodate change including built development. Consequently, the less sensitive settlements in terms of landscape attract a higher landscape capacity score as they have fewer landscape constraints as a potential location for major development.

Settlement Areas of Low Sensitivity Areas of Medium Sensitivity Capacity Weighted Score Points Score for Assessment Small Moderate Large Small Moderate Large (score 2 for (score 4 for (score 6 for (score 1 for (score 2 for (score 3 for each area) each area) each area) each area) each area) each area) Bonsall 2 x 1 = 2 2 1 Brailsford 2 x 4 = 8 1 x 3 = 3 11 4 Brassington 0 0 Carsington 1 x 1 = 1 1 x 2 = 2 3 1 Clifton 2 x 2 = 4 1 x 2 = 2 6 2 Cromford 0 0 Darley Bridge 1 x 1 = 1 1 0 Darley Dale 1 x 4 = 4 1 x 2 = 2 6 2 Doveridge 4 x 4 = 16 1 x 1 = 1 3 x 2 = 6 23 8 Hulland Ward 1 x 2 = 2 2 1 Kirk Ireton 1 x 4 = 4 2 x 1 = 2 6 2 Kniveton 1 x 2 = 4 2 x 4 = 8 1 x 1 = 1 13 5 Longford 2 x 2 = 4 4 2 Marston Montgomery 2 x 2 = 4 1 x 1 = 1 1 x 2 = 2 7 3 Matlock Bath 0 0 Middleton 1 x 2 = 2 1 x 1 = 1 1 x 2 = 2 5 2 Roston 1 x 4 = 4 3 x 2 = 6 10 4 Northwood 1 x 4 = 4 4 2

61 71 Settlement Areas of Low Sensitivity Areas of Medium Sensitivity Capacity Weighted Score Points Score for Assessment Small Moderate Large Small Moderate Large (score 2 for (score 4 for (score 6 for (score 1 for (score 2 for (score 3 for each area) each area) each area) each area) each area) each area) Rowlsey 1 x 2 = 2 2 1 Sudbury 0 0 Tansley 1 x 2 = 2 1 x 4 = 4 1 x 1 = 1 2 x 2 = 4 11 4 Note: Areas of low or medium sensitivity which are under 0.4 ha have not been included in the analysis. Small areas are areas of between 0.4 to 1 ha, moderate areas of between 1 to 4 ha, large areas are over 4 ha. The more sensitive a settlement’s landscape is, the less sustainable it is as a location for development. Hence the higher the capacity score, the less sensitive the landscape. The Landscape Sensitivity study shows that all settlements have sensitive landscapes to some degree or other. Even Doveridge which appears in the above table as the least constrained settlement, is adjoined predominantly by landscapes of high sensitivity. Accordingly, no settlement has scored more than 8 points, to reflect the fact that landscape sensitivity (which itself is a measure of multiple environmental assets) is a major concern in all settlements. The following table shows how the landscape capacity score has been converted into the weighted score for inclusion in the Settlement Assessment.

Landscape Sensitivity Score Weighted Points in Assessment

0-1 0 2-3 1 4-6 2 7-9 3 10 -12 4 13 -15 5 16 -18 6 19- 21 7 22- 24 8

62 72 NOT CONFIDENTIAL – For public release Item No. 5

LOCAL PLAN ADVISORY COMMITTEE 28TH SEPTEMBER 2015

Report of the Corporate Director

DERBYSHIRE DALES LOCAL PLAN EVIDENCE BASE UPDATE – INFRASTRUCTURE AND VIABILITY

SUMMARY

This report sets out for Members the outcomes of work that has been undertaken to support the preparation of a revised Derbyshire Dales Local Plan in respect of the Infrastructure Needs and Plan Viability and the Community Infrastructure Levy (CIL).

RECOMMENDATION

1. That the Committee endorse the findings of the evidence base report on Infrastructure Needs and Viability. 2. That a further report be presented to this Committee which outlines options for the introduction of a Derbyshire Dales Community Infrastructure Levy (CIL). 3. That the findings of the report be incorporated into a revised Derbyshire Dales Local Plan.

WARDS AFFECTED All Wards outside the Peak District National Park

STRATEGIC LINK

The Derbyshire Dales District Council Local Plan will be a pivotal tool in the delivery of the Council’s Corporate Plan and the Peak District Partnership Statement of Priorities.

1 BACKGROUND

1.1 At the meeting of this Committee held on 8th July 2015, Members considered a Progress Report on work that has been undertaken to further develop the Local Plan evidence base to support the preparation of a revised Derbyshire Dales Local Plan. At that meeting, it was resolved that a series of reports would be presented to future meetings of this Committee in respect of the evidence base, Local Development Scheme and Statement of Community Involvement.

1.2 This report sets out the outcomes of the work undertaken in respect of Infrastructure Needs, Viability and the Community Infrastructure Levy.

2 INFRASTRUCTURE NEEDS AND PLAN VIABILITY (INCLUDING COMMUNITY INFRASTRUCTURE LEVY)

2.1 Advice set out in the NPPF and the Planning Practice Guidance makes it clear that the provision of infrastructure through the planning system is one of the key economic

73 drivers required for the delivery of sustainable development. In this regard, Local Plans should plan positively for the development and infrastructure required in the area to meet the objectives, principles and policies of the NPPF. 2.2 Local planning authorities are advised that they should work with other authorities and providers to: assess the quality and capacity of infrastructure for transport, water supply, wastewater and its treatment, energy (including heat), telecommunications, utilities, waste, health, social care, education, flood risk and coastal change management, and its ability to meet forecast demands; and take account of the need for strategic infrastructure including nationally significant infrastructure within their areas. 2.3 In order to progress with the preparation of the Derbyshire Dales Local Plan, it was considered necessary to undertake an assessment of existing infrastructure on order to identify gaps in existing provision across the plan area, and to identify the infrastructure requirements necessary to support the sustainable growth of the plan area. 2.4 The NPPF advises that in pursuing sustainable development, careful attention needs to be given to viability and costs in plan-making and decision-taking. Crucially, Local Plans should be deliverable. Therefore, the sites and the scale of development identified in the plan should not be subject to such a scale of obligations and policy burdens that their ability to be developed viably is threatened. To ensure viability, the costs of any requirements likely to be applied to development, such as the requirement for affordable housing, design standards, infrastructure contributions etc. should, when taking account of the normal cost of development and mitigation, provide competitive returns to a willing land owner / developer to enable the development to be deliverable. 2.5 It is therefore incumbent upon the District Council to demonstrate deliverability of all aspects of the Derbyshire Dales Local Plan. Given this advice, sites brought forward through the Local Plan process should be capable of being developed. In order to achieve this objective, it was considered appropriate that some viability testing of the type of sites likely to come forward through the Strategic Housing Land Availability Assessment (SHLAA) process should be undertaken. It was also considered appropriate to test the potential impact that emerging Local Plan policies may have on the deliverability of the plan as a whole. 2.6 The Community Infrastructure Levy is a planning charge introduced by the Planning and Compulsory Purchase Act 2008 as a tool for local authorities in England and Wales to help deliver infrastructure to support the development needs of their area. It came into force on 6 April 2010 through the Community Infrastructure Levy Regulations 2010. Development may be liable for a charge under the Community Infrastructure Levy (CIL), if the local planning authority has chosen to set a charge in its area. 2.7 For the purposes of the legislation, the District Council is a charging authority (Derbyshire County Council is not) and as such, we are able to set a rate CIL which does not threaten the ability to viably develop and deliver the sites and overall scale of development envisaged in the Local Plan. The NPPG sets out that local authorities will need to draw on the infrastructure planning evidence that underpins the development strategy for their area. Charging authorities should use that evidence to strike an appropriate balance between the desirability of funding infrastructure from the levy and the potential impact upon the economic viability of development across their area.

74 2.8 The NPPF sets out that where practical, Community Infrastructure Levy charges should be worked up and tested alongside the Local Plan. The Community Infrastructure Levy should support and incentivise new development, particularly by placing control over a meaningful proportion of the funds raised with the neighbourhoods where development takes place. 2.9 In light of the above consultants were therefore appointed to undertake the following;

• an assessment of the current situation with regards to infrastructure provision across the plan area.

• the potential need for new infrastructure provision to meet growth scenarios across the plan area.

• to provide advice on the viability of sites suggested for inclusion within the latest version of the Strategic Housing Land Availability Assessment.

• to undertake an assessment on the potential feasibility of introducing the Community Infrastructure Levy on new development across the local plan area.

• to act as retained consultants to undertake a whole plan viability assessment and provide advice on deliverable levels of affordable housing, and other development needs.

3. INFRASTRUCTURE NEEDS

3.1 The initial stage of the infrastructure needs assessment was to establish contact with a wide range of infrastructure and service providers to determine the extent to which previous infrastructure plans remained up to date, and to identify areas which required some further development work. To achieve this each of the providers was sent a pro- forma, in which relevant extracts from previous infrastructure plans were included. Providers were asked to review and provide comment on the information previously given. They were also asked about infrastructure availability and capacity issues and the extent to which they would be key considerations for the new Local Plan, and to highlight key planned investments and improvements.

3.2 A workshop was held with key providers in June 2015, the purpose of which was to enable attendees to discuss the emerging Local Plan and ‘join up’ any issues raised by the different infrastructure providers that could be addressed in the context of the preparation of the Derbyshire Dales Local Plan.

3.3 The overall conclusion in the report is that in general terms, there are few matters of serious immediate concern for the District. A copy of the report is published on the Members Portal for information.

3.4 The report identifies that local transport issues in the main town centres of Matlock, Ashbourne and Wirksworth will still need to be addressed. It suggests that this is particularly critical in Ashbourne, where the cumulative impact of the any potential development sites could add to existing congestion issues. It also suggests that in order to confirm (or otherwise) the need of a bypass for Ashbourne, more detailed analysis is required to establish the costs and benefits of such a scheme.

75 3.5 The report concludes that the anticipated future growth is unlikely to require any significant enhancements in national supply infrastructure for the main utilities of electricity, gas and water, nor the principal emergency services.

3.6 In regard to health services, the report identifies that a dispersed approach to development is likely to place pressure on primary care services, as a critical mass is needed to support new or expanded health practices. It is therefore suggested that a more concentrated pattern of development would assist in bringing forward new healthcare facilities. Both of the Clinical Commissioning Groups that cover the Derbyshire Dales District anticipate having a plan of future facilities needs developed later in 2015. Discussions are currently on-going with the NHS Clinical Commissioning Groups to address priorities for action in light of the likely extent of evidence emerging from the Housing and Economic Development Needs Assessment.

3.7 In terms of education needs, Derbyshire County Council have developed a robust methodology for quantifying the impact of additional housing development upon schools in the Derbyshire Dales and regular liaison is maintained between the District Council and the County Education Authority in this regard. The evidence indicates that improvements to primary and secondary provision in Ashbourne, as well as primary provision in Wirksworth are likely to be key issues that will need to be addressed in taking forward the Local Plan.

3.8 The report also indicates that continued investment in broadband through the Digital Derbyshire project will help ensure that future occupants have access to sustainable communications infrastructure.

3.9 In terms of the provision of community facilities such as libraries and sports facilities, the report indicates that these are likely to remain under pressure as a result of the Government’s ongoing austerity measures. Whilst such facilities are essential to enhancing the quality of life for both new and existing residents, additional funding is likely to be required in order to maintain and provide new facilities. However, this is likely to be needed outside the Local Plan process. The report concludes such matters are not a significant constraint on growth.

4 VIABILITY AND COMMUNITY INFRASTRUCTURE LEVY

4.1 The need for viability assessments derives from the guidance in the NPPF that Local Plans need to be deliverable, and from the CIL Regulations which indicate that in considering the introduction of CIL, it should not have an adverse impact upon the delivery of development.

4.2 The evidence from the Infrastructure Report suggests that at the present time, there is a justifiable aggregate funding gap of around £22million for infrastructure that could be legitimately funded through CIL.

4.3 The approach to testing viability used by the consultants was to undertake an area based approach, based upon three value areas, which in turn were determined by house prices derived from the Land Registry. This approach involves the following key steps:

• Determination of residential value areas, development schemes and viability assumptions.

76 • A residual appraisal is then carried out subtracting all anticipated development costs from the scheme’s Gross/Net Development Value to arrive at a residual site value for each development scheme. The appraisal includes provision for affordable housing and S106 obligations as an input.

• The residual site value for each development scheme is then benchmarked against a site value threshold (the price at which it is considered a landowner may actually sell) to determine the ‘headroom’ available for CIL/other planning requirements.

4.4 As part of the viability assessment process, consultation was undertaken with a range of developers, housebuilders, housing associations and property / planning agents. This included a facilitated workshop held in May 2015 where the assumptions about values, and development costs were discussed and generally agreed for a range of development types, including housing, retail office and industrial development.

4.5 Viability assessments were undertaken for a range of residential site sizes and by the different value areas, as well as for retail and other commercial development. For each assessment, an assumption was made about the impact that the policy requirements set out in the now withdrawn Derbyshire Dales Local Plan would have on the various types of development e.g. £1000 per/sqm was included as an allowance for site specific S106 requirements (such as site specific highways requirements for new developments)

4.6 The evidence in the report indicates the diversity of development viability across Derbyshire Dales. Residential and retail are the only development typologies considered to be generally capable of bearing CIL at the current time.

4.7 The viability of CIL on residential development is limited to high and mid value areas of the District when a policy of 33% and 45% affordable housing contributions is applied. However, at 30% affordable housing provision, there is considered to be potential for CIL within all areas of the District albeit at a relatively nominal level in the lower value area. Reducing the affordable housing requirements to 20% would dramatically increase the level of CIL that is viable, therefore the balance of need and priority between infrastructure funding and affordable housing is an important consideration for the Council. The report recommends that the policy requirement for the provision of affordable housing should be reduced to 30% as this is considered to be the maximum level that can be supported in order to maintain a reasonable headroom for the provision and introduction of the CIL.

4.8 The viability to charge CIL on commercial development is limited. Some types of retail development are able to bear a CIL charge, with retail warehousing and certain formats of supermarket indicated to have headroom – although this varies in terms of the location of the development with only town centre and out of centre locations being able to support CIL.

4.9 The care home typology tested demonstrates the capacity for up to £20 psm (the reason there is less headroom in the mid and lower value areas is because of the variant land value benchmark in the different value areas). All other commercial development typologies have no headroom for CIL in current market conditions.

77 4.10 Taking all these factors into account the report outlines a potential CIL charging scenario which is set out below for Members information

Maximum CIL Headroom Potential CIL Charge Residential at 45% AH £ per sq m £ per sq m Value Area High £150 £75 Value Area Medium £20 £10 Value Area Lower £0 £0 Residential at 30% AH Value Area High £250 £125 Value Area Medium £150 £75 Value Area Lower £20 £10 Residential at 20% AH Value Area High £300 £150 Value Area Medium £200 £100 Value Area Lower £75 £40 Retail Town Centre Shopping Centre £0 £0 Retail Warehousing £100 £50 Superstore £349 £175 Supermarket £0 Convenience Store £247 £125 Local Centre Convenience Store £0 £0 Villages Convenience store £0 £0 Out of Centre Retail Warehousing £100 £50 Superstore £349 £175 Supermarket £0 £0 Convenience Store £0 £0 Care homes £20 £10 All other commercial £0 uses £0

4.11 It is therefore recommended that on the basis of the contents of this report that the District Council investigate further the introduction of CIL and that a further report be presented to this Committee for their consideration.

5 RISK ASSESSMENT

5.1 Legal

Section 38(6) of the Planning and Compulsory Purchase Act 2004 and section 70(2) of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990 requires that applications for planning permission must be determined in accordance with the development plan unless material considerations indicate otherwise. Not having an up to date Local Plan in place which provides adequate

78 land for housing places the District Council at risk to residential development being brought forward on appeal rather than on a plan-led basis. The legal risk is therefore high.

5.2 Financial

The cost of preparing the Derbyshire Dales Local Plan is contained within the District Council’s budget. The financial risk is, therefore, assessed as low.

5.3 Corporate Risk

The Regeneration and Policy Risk Register identifies that preparation of the Local Plan carries a high risk rating score of 20 – this being the highest risk in the Regeneration & Policy Risk Register, and one of the highest corporately.

This indicates that lack of progress on the preparation of the Local Plan could have a significant impact on a number of areas. The timetable set out in Section 3 is considered to be realistic however any significant delay in the preparation of the Local Plan is likely to result in some of the consequential effects continuing to occur e.g. reputation and political.

6 OTHER CONSIDERATIONS

In preparing this report, the relevance of the following factors has also been considered: prevention of crime and disorder, equalities, environmental, climate change, health, human rights, personnel and property.

7 CONTACT INFORMATION

Mike Hase, Planning Policy Manager Tel: 01629 761251 E-mail: [email protected]

BACKGROUND PAPERS

Description Date File Report to Council 2nd October 2014 Report to Local Plan Advisory Committee 8th July 2015 Local Plan Infrastructure Needs, CIL and September 2015 Whole Plan Viability Assessment – Update on Infrastructure Delivery Plan Local Plan Infrastructure Needs, CIL and September 2015 Whole Plan Viability Assessment – Viability Study

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